Smear essay

... Introduction. This report will discuss an incident of accountability that the student has encountered during her nurse education. The issue of accountability will be reflected upon using the Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle (See Appendix 1) and discussed and the benefits of using reflective practice identified. In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct 2004, nurses must protect the confidentiality of the patient therefore no-one will be named. 1. Accountability and responsibility. Nurses hold a position of responsibility in which they are relied upon by others and have a range of accountability to the NMC (professional), contractual (employer) and to the law (legal) for their actions (Benbow 2008). Professional accountability - being responsible for your actions and for the outcomes of these actions - is part of the framework of clinical governance, which aims to provide good quality, cost-effective, evidence-based care (Tilley & Watson 2004). 2. Clinical governance. Clinical Governance

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