responsibility and accountability requires more from the advanced practitioner than simply a change of uniform and title. There is a need to safeguard the quality in the development and implementation of these roles and continuous evaluation of their success (Whiteing 2008). Since the 1980s there has been considerable amount written in nursing literature regarding the measurement and maintenance of quality nursing care and with the introduction of Clinical Governance (DOH 1998) and the NHS Plan (DOH 2000) the
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Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Accountability 4 2.1 Definition 4 2.2 Objective of Accountability 6 2.3 Principle for Effective Accountability 7 2.4 Types of Accountability 8 2.5 Components of Accountability 13 2.6 Accountability Model in Malaysian Government 15 2.7 Efforts towards achieving Accountability 17 2.8 The impact of lack of accountability 19 2.9 Problems/Challenges to achieve Accountability 21 2.10 Recommendation to improve Accountability 24 2.11 Information Technology
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Importance of Accountability HCS/475 October 8‚ 2012 Accountability in Health Care Organizations In all industries accountability is important‚ however it is especially critical in health care‚ in which the livelihoods and lives of patients depends upon the correct actions of everyone that are involved. Mistakes can lead to inaccurate billing costs of thousands of dollars‚ or wrong treatments that lead to tragic injuries. Furthermore‚ as managed care becomes more complex‚ ensuring quality
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I have been tasked with writing this 1000 word essay on the importance of accountability of sensitive items within the military. The reason I have been assigned to do this task is due to my failure of being attentive and securing my weapon and having it with me at all time. I failed by leaving my M9 Berretta at home in my safe before I left in support of the Boston Marathon. I was told by certain individuals to leave it at home‚ but I failed as an NCO to ask my section leader on how to properly secure
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Accountability vs. Efficiency The Struggle to Find a Balance Between Responsibility and Effectiveness Accountability is the essence of our democratic form of government. It is the liability assumed by all those who exercise authority to account for the manner in which they have fulfilled responsibilities entrusted to them‚ a liability ultimately to the American people owed by the government and thus‚ every governmental department and agency. Without it‚ power in the hands of the wrong individual
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A Move to a Better Life I always ask the question to myself‚ what would come of me if I would have stayed and lived in my “hometown”‚ the city of Long Beach for the entirety of my juvenile life. The populated city is north of San Diego and about twenty miles south of the city of Los Angeles. Common in most towns or cities anywhere in the world‚ there is what’s known as a friendly side of town and a bad‚ sketchy‚ or ghetto side of town. In Long Beach it is no different with it having a well-known
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Accountability in Aviation Security 1. Introduction On September 11‚ 2001 the world watched as nearly 3‚000 people were killed from a coordinated terrorist attack involving four passenger jets. Aviation security became a heightened focus with the Australian Government committing to extensive review to ensure safe travel for the Australian public. This paper will examine political accountability in relation to aviation security to determine what‚ if any improvements have been made. A case
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Running Head: THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTABILITY The Importance of Accountability This essay I will be writing is about the importance of accountability. To me “Accountability” is important because in the military‚ soldiers are often required to perform duties‚ some extremely challenging‚ to meet expected expectations. Accoutability is everything in this line of work. Having accountability of one’s self is a major factor in being a good soldier in today’s Army. Being accountable means
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Accountability What is accountability? The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property‚ documents‚ or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property‚ documents‚ or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records‚ while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody‚ care‚ and safekeeping. Why is accountability important to the Army? Accountability is
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Introduction: Social accountability is defined as an approach toward building accountability that relies on civic engagement‚ i.e.‚ in which it is ordinary citizens and/or civil society organizations that participate directly or indirectly in exacting accountability. In a public sector context‚ social accountability refers to a broad range of actions and mechanisms that citizens‚ communities‚ independent media and civil society organizations can use to hold public officials and public servants
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