Professional Accountability

Running head: PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Professional accountability
Name of the student:
Name of the University:
Author’s note

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Part A:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the professional, ethical and legal requirements of
the Registered Nurse:
I have fulfilled professional requirement of a registered nurse during my simulation experiences
by ensuring that I follow best evidence while planning care of patient, respecting patient’s
preference in relation to care, complying with set standards for each different activities, ensuring
that I make clinical records on time and accurately assess patient to reduce risk (Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia 2017). For example, while providing care to an elderly patient
with surgery, I decided to follow the guidelines related to medication administration and ensured
that I completed documentation process as per organization’s guideline. I have demonstrated
ethical and legal requirements of a registered nurse by respecting diverse needs of patient,
demonstrating professional behaviour, maintaining confidentiality requirement and taking
informed consent from patient while delivery of care. For example, while handling patient, I
ensured that I took informed consent from patient by taking relevant permission for the care
activity and informing them about the utility of such actions.
2. Demonstrated high level interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills:
I have demonstrated interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills by ensuring that I
follow all requirements related to documentation of patient care and timely sharing of patient’s
information to the interprofessional team (Tuinman et al. 2017). For example, while working
with mentally ill patients in Mental Health Unit, I was involved in managing all patient records,
completing mental states examination form on time and ensuring that I shared the information
related to care plan or complication for patient with all the registered nurse and the medical team.
By writing patient records and other mental health assessment related form, I have developed

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writing skills for accurate documentation of patient’s care and health status. Secondly, I have
developed interpersonal and verbal skills by participating in team meetings and case conference
and discussing with registered nurse regarding progress of patient or care plan. These discussions
has increased my confidence in communication with interprofessional team and increased my
verbal abilities to communicate about care issues too.
3. Demonstrated clinical knowledge and clinical problem solving abilities:
I have demonstrated clinical knowledge and problem solving skills by taking part in many
patient care activities where I had to think critically and use my knowledge and problem solving
abilities to take the best decision for the safety of patient (Yoo and Park 2015). For example,
while working as an assistant in a private care hospital, I was involved in providing medications
listed in the handover record to patient with knee replacement surgery. However, after
administering the medication and routine assessment of vital signs of patient after two hours, I
found that the patient’s breathing rate has increased and he was in extreme discomfort. As I was
not sure whether these was the adverse effect of medication or these occurred due to the effect of
surgery, I tried to contact my nurse supervisor. However, the nurse supervisor was not present in
the ward. Hence, I took the decision to immediately call up my registered nurse who advised me
to immediately change the medication. This action helped me to avoid adverse event for patient.
4. Demonstrated ability to work within a team:
I have experience in working collaboratively with interdisciplinary team while providing patient
care. For example, while working at an Aged Care Unit during June 2018, I had the
responsibility to provide medication and rehabilitation based support to elderly clients. As
providing support to patient in daily life activities was one of the responsibilities for me, I