title: Accountability in mental health nursing.
abstract: Accountability for nursing practice is implicit and the clients' interests are paramount. Nurses are in the best position to offer information to the client, therefore their approach will have a significant effect. A research-based nursing approach offers informed choice and empowerment and ethically, this is in the interests of everyone, particularly the client.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hostick
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012941:Social Responsibility