The nurse needs a reminder of professional responsibility when performing which of these actions?

A) Making an informed clinical decision.
B) Making an ethical clinical decision.
C) Making a clinical decision in the patient's best interest.
D) Making a clinical decision based on previous shift assessments.

Professional Responsibility

The ethical and legal obligations and duties that individuals in professional roles are expected to uphold in their respective fields.

Clinical Decision

The process by which healthcare professionals make choices about the care of their patients, based on clinical knowledge, patient data, and professional judgment.

Previous Shift Assessments

Evaluations of a patient's condition conducted by healthcare professionals prior to the current shift, used to ensure continuity of care.