title: Accountability and responsibility.
abstract: What can you do if the most appropriate treatment does not comply with a guideline, policy or procedure? A tissue viability team was faced with this dilemma when considering treatment options for an open wound in a woman with cancer.
authors.affiliation: Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baxter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D000075202:Contraindications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000592:standards; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013396:Suction; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing