Obtaining a Definition of Accountability in Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice

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dc.contributor.advisorHirst, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorSommerville, Kimberley
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-04T22:32:41Z
dc.date.available2013-06-15T07:01:42Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-04
dc.date.submitted2012en
dc.description.abstractAccountability in nursing practice is not a new concept. Although the term is found extensively in nursing literature and regulatory documents, there has been no agreed upon definition. A review of the literature did not produce any definition from a nursing perspective. The purpose of this qualitative study was to obtain how the cultural group of registered nurses defined accountability. Interviews were conducted with 7 individual medical/surgical nurses and by analyzing their language through the ethnoscience methodology, a taxonomy evolved and a definition of accountability was developed. The three categories of the taxonomy of accountability were intent, process, and outcome. Together they help clarify and promote understanding for accountability in nursing practice.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSommerville, K. (2013). Obtaining a Definition of Accountability in Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27160en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27160
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/381
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyNursing
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subject.classificationAccountabilityen_US
dc.titleObtaining a Definition of Accountability in Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Nursing (MN)
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