ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEPRACTICE OF PROFESSIONALPRACTICE OF PROFESSIONALNURSINGNURSING
Nurses employed in an agency,Nurses employed in an agency,institution or hospital are directlyinstitution or hospital are directlyresponsible to their immediateresponsible to their immediatesupervisors. Private duty nurses,supervisors. Private duty nurses,being independent practitioners, arebeing independent practitioners, areheld to a standard of conduct that isheld to a standard of conduct that isexpected of reasonable prudentexpected of reasonable prudentnursenurse