Professional Accountability in Nursing - Desklib

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PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
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PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
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Demonstrate an understanding of the professional, ethical and legal requirements of the Registered
Nurse.
Nursing is a noble profession that focusses on the wellbeing and care of the patient. There are
some standards or requirements that are to be maintained by the nurse in order to perform their duty.
Professional, legal and ethical requirements of the registered nurse requires knowledge base,
accountability with respect to the legislation affected by health care and nursing (Griffith and Tengnah
2017). To be a nurse, it is important to have a degree of registered nurse along with the bachelor’s
degree (Baillie and Black 2014). It is extremely essential to follow the legal and ethical process during
the treatment of the patient as it can lead to further legal and ethical issue. During my clinical training, I
was extremely concern about the ethical and legal requirement such as maintaining the privacy of the
patient. I used to educate the patient about the legal issues that can arise due to negligence to avoid
further complication.
Demonstrated high level interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Effective communication skills are one of the most important tool used in the care of the patient
and also assist to maintain an effective therapeutic relationship between the patient and nurse.
Communication skill includes the interpersonal, written and verbal communication skill (Kourkouta and
Papathanasiou 2014). In the clinical placement, I was assigned to manage an older patient, suffering
from multiple disorder. I have used several kinds of communication in order to manage the pains and
worries of the patient. Non-Verbal communication skill such as, body language and posture or by
maintaining eye-contact and by controlling the tone of the voice is used, so that the patient can share
their concern comfortably with the nurse. I patiently listen to their concern in order to develop a person
centered care. Before the session, the patient is emotionally stabilized and relaxed by maintaining the
tone of the voice. Interpersonal skill includes written skill that should be used by the registered nurse.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
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A demonstrated understanding of the role of the Registered Nurse in applying continuous
improvement and quality and safety.
It is the duty of the registered nurse to involve in different activities and formulate various
strategies in order to deal with the patient and improve the recovery process. It should be a continuous
process so that safety and quality of the healthcare should be improved. In order to do that, the nurse
should form a structure with the help of other healthcare staff. It is done by the registered nurse who has
acquired RN program to BSN degree which help in the improvement of clinical practice and also
improves the health outcomes of the patient and reduces medical errors (Darvish et al. 2014). During
the clinical practice, I used different strategies to improve the quality of the patient such as regular
monitoring, proper treatment by using 5 rights of nursing and other process. I also encouraged patient to
involve in different physical activity which speeds the recovery of the patient in the health care
organization.
A demonstrated understanding of NSW Health’s CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect,
Empowerment.
NSW health has 4 values defines as CORE values. Collaboration which is referred to as working
collaboratively in a health organization. Another is openness, which helps in gathering confidence and
also greater cooperation. Respect should be given to each and every person of the healthcare
organization for their work, knowledge, achievements and skills. Empowerment helps in improvising
the quality of the health care services which helps in patient care (Health.nsw, 2019). In my clinical
training, I worked in collaboration with my colleague in the care of an individual. I always tried to
improve the patient care services by using different tool such as regular monitoring or maintaining a
therapeutic relation. In addition, maintaining privacy and providing respect is also important during
patient care. After the recovery of the patient, they are encouraged to provide honest feedback so that