How Should an LPN/LVN Explain the Term Accountability to a Student

question 26

Multiple Choice

How should an LPN/LVN explain the term accountability to a student nurse?

• A) "Accountability is the transfer of responsibility for wrong actions."
• B) "Accountability is shared responsibility with the physician for wrongdoing."
• C) "Accountability is assuming personal responsibility for one's nursing actions."
• D) "Accountability is giving up responsibility when the situation dictates."

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Definitions:

Sample Size

The number of individuals or observations included in a statistical sample.

Standard Deviation

A gauge for the extent of fluctuation or divergence in a group of numbers.

Margin of Error

The amount of error that can be tolerated, often expressed as a percentage that indicates the range within which the true value is expected to lie with a certain level of confidence.

Confidence Interval

A range of values derived from sample data that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.