Học viên chu phẫu đôi khi sử dụng thuật ngữ "trách nhiệm" thay thế cho nhau với khái niệm về trách nhiệm dẫn đến sự nhầm lẫn trong thực tế. Trong trách nhiệm về mở rộng có thể được định nghĩa như thế nào đến nay học viên có thể được tổ chức vào tài khoản cho các hành động hoặc thiếu sót của mình. | 192 S. Wordsworth perioperative practitioner placed at the centre of an accountability matrix. Examining such a model it is possible to show that lines of accountability radiate out to include criminal and civil legal perspectives professional statutory regulation and the responsibilities of the employer and employee. Accountability and responsibility Perioperative practitioners sometimes use the term accountability interchangeably with the notion of responsibility leading to confusion in practice. In broad terms accountability may be defined as how far practitioners can be held to account for their actions or omissions. In the legal context this is specifically concerned with potential civil or criminal proceedings to discover why a practitioner acted in a particular way. Equally practitioners may also be held accountable to codes of conduct or statutory regulations. Perhaps they failed to act or conversely they have been working outside their contract of employment as agreed with their employer. Perioperative practitioners are held not only accountable for their actions but also for the decisions that they made that led to any resulting action. The idea of responsibility places much more emphasis on task role and action as opposed to the decision-making that should be obvious in those who claim to be accountable. Any anaesthetic practitioner should be able to answer why they acted as they did what actions they took and be able to justify their reasons. Sources of the law In any discussion on the law it is important to note that English and Welsh legal systems differ from those which operate in Scotland and Northern Ireland although the organisation of the NHS in each country is the same. Perioperative practitioners should also be aware that any discussion on the various sources of the law or their application to anaesthetic practice should be done so from the perspective of individual patient care. Practitioners should also realise that any practical application
