Autonomy Accountability
Autonomy Accountability
Autonomy Accountability
AUTONOMY
AND
ACCOUNTABILITY IN NURSING
LECTURER
MKINS, JODHPUR.
SUBMITTED BY-
SHALINI VIOLET
MKINS,JODHPUR.
AUTONOMY
INTRODUCTION-
Autonomy is derived from a Greek word Autos means Self and Nomos means Laws.
The right of self government acting independently or having the freedom to do so. Its the
right of personal freedom of action, which is regarded as one of the hall marks of the
profession.
DEFINATION-
Its the freedom to make discretionary and binding decisions consistent with ones scope of
practice and freedom to act on those decisions.
Interruptions to the nurses ability to access, coordinate resources for the patient care.
Climate
Competence
Confidence
Commitment
ACCOUNTABILITY
DEFINATION-
Accountability is being responsible for ones actions and accepting the ones
consequences of one s behavior. Accountability is not a vague feeling or an obscure
concept. It is a clear obligation which must be manifested as a structured component
of nursing practice, based on responsibility, authority and autonomy.
HIERARCHY OF ACCOUNTABILITY-
Individual level
Institutional level
Professional level
Societal level
LINES OF ACCOUNTABILITY-
UPWARD: accountability looking up the line and doing what managers and
administers require)
The nursing councils code of conduct for nurses and midwives further outlines
professional accountability in terms of ethics, standards of practice, rights of
patients/clients and justifying public trust and confidence.
Unwilling
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64-84.
3. Potter, PatricaA. Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th ed. Elsevier, 2009, pp. 9, 315.
4. Erb, Glenora Lea, Kozier, Barbara. Fundamentals of nursing concepts, Process and
Practice, Pearson, ..2009, pp. 85, 516.
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