The patient asks the nurse, "I overheard the instructor talking to a student about accountability. What does the word ‘accountability' really mean?" The best response by the nurse would be
a. "It is a transfer of responsibility for wrong actions."
b. "It is shared responsibility with the physician for wrongdoing."
c. "It is taking personal responsibility for one's nursing actions."
d. "It is giving up responsibility when the situation dictates."
ANS: C
Accountability means that one is personally answerable for specific actions. The other options do not accurately explain accountability.
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A) "Drinking a few glasses of wine will not be a problem." B) "Alcohol during pregnancy can cause the baby to be born without limbs." C) "Drinking any alcoholic beverages during pregnancy puts your baby at risk for injury." D) "Wine is acceptable but not hard liquor."
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a. Avoid discussing the disaster that has oc-curred. b. Encourage patients to talk about their ex-perience. c. Empathize with patients and their emo-tions and experiences. d. Ask patients not to discuss the disaster until they are under the care of a psychol-ogist. e. Reinforce their emotions and reactions as normal.
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