Autonomy and Accountability in Nursing Practices

DISCUSSION FORUM

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Post 2............................................................................................................................................3
Post 3............................................................................................................................................4
Evidence based reasoning............................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

TASK 3
INTRODUCTION
Content:
The overall report basically gives information regarding the overall autonomy as well as
accountability and their importance or relevance in the nursing practices and mainly how the
these impact and relate to the safe practice of the registered nurses in particular. Also, in the
discussion of the next online post, it is discussed regarding the ways in which a registered nurse
is expected to bring a positive change in the overall health care environment through innovation
and creativity as well.
Sequence:
The sequence of the report is first the discussion regarding the first post and the second
post are given below and then the response towards each of the post is given in the further
paragraphs of the report below.
Scope:
The report mainly aims at identification of the importance of leadership qualities in RN
and the ways through which they can contribute to the health care environment positively.
MAIN BODY
Post 2.
As per this online post in particular the concept of autonomy and also the concept of
accountability may entail for personal as well as for the professional roles as well as the
responsibilities (Maurits., (2019). Autonomy basically refers to giving the employees or the staff
that is working the freedom in a manner that is suitable for them in particular ( Roshanzadeh. and
et.al., (2018)). The employees are in charge of deciding the time and the ways of working in this
situation (Melo. And et.al., (2016)). And accountability mainly refers to assurance that an
organization or an individual in particular will particularly be analysed or judged on the basis of
the performance regarding the things or the tasks they are responsible for. Precisely in nursing
autonomy is the capability for application of the professional knowledge regarding the patient
care and taking clinical decisions (Drach‐Zahavy. Leonenko. and Srulovici., (2018). And
accountability mainly refers to maintenance of the safeguarding as well as the competencies of
the outcomes of the patient care and the standards of the specific profession, and at the same time
being answerable to the people who are impacted by the nursing. Both of these are major