Taking responsibility for one's actions and interventions and for one's own learning and growth is known as:
a. Self-management.
b. Accountability.
c. Professional.
d. Benchmarking.
B
Accountability is being answerable for the actions or interventions one performs as a nurse. Ac-countability also means taking responsibility for one's other actions and growth. Although indi-viduals are ultimately accountable to themselves, the RN is particularly accountable to the patient, society, and the profession.
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When administering medications, it is your responsibility to check that the ordered dose is at or below the
______________ recommended dose. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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