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Summary Nurs 143 Accountability and Advocacy prep guide
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Accountability/AdvocacyModule 42: Concept of Accountability (p. 2695 to 2703)
Define the terms.
`Accountability: the ability and willingness of an individual to assume
responsibility for his or her actions and accept the consequences of his or her
behavior
Responsibility: a specific obligation or specific accountability or liability associated
with performance of duties of a particular role
Standards of Care (Standards of practice): Guidelines used to determine what a
nurse should or should not do
Socialization: The process by which individuals learn to become members of
groups and society and learn the social rules defining relationships into which
they will enter.
What are the components of Accountability?
1. specialized education: passing the NCLEX and getting a degree
2. body of knowledge: evidence based practice
3. service orientation: not driven by profit
4. code of ethics: strive to maintain their integrity
5. autonomy : independence, freedom
6. professional organization: Governance
,What are the concepts related to accountability?
1. providing information about measures that protect and promote patients’
physical health
2. address the cognitive, psychological, and spiritual dimension of health
3. Physical outcome; appropriate nutrition, have an environment that permits
adequate rest and sleep
4. provide comfort intervention
5. prevent self-harm
6. duty to report
What are the factors that influence Nursing Practice and Accountability?
1. Economics
2. consumer demand
3. science and technology
4. information availability and telecommunication
5. legislation
6. Current nursing shortage
, Module 43: Concept of Advocacy (p. 2715 to 2724)
Define the following terms:
Advocacy: the act or process of supporting, defending, or assisting in another’s
cause
Patient Advocacy: process or strategy for acting on behalf of others to help them
obtain services and rights that they might not otherwise receive but they need to
advance their well-being
Name the attributes of the Nurse Advocate
1. Safeguarding patients’ autonomy
2. Acting on behalf of patients
3. Championing social justice in the provision of healthcare
How to empower our patients?
Five Aspects of Empowerment
1. Self-efficacy
2. Self-awareness
3. Confidence
4. Coping skills
5. Health literacy.
Strategies to Promote Empowerment
A thorough and sensitive explanation about available options that provides
patients with the opportunity to ask questions
Always addressing the potential benefits and risks when explaining options to
patients
Eliciting the patient’s concerns, ideas, and expectations.
Name saw ways that nurses collaborate with other healthcare providers.
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