The nurse caring for a patient in the acute care setting assumes responsibility for a patient's care.What is this legally binding situation?

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When the nurse assumes responsibility for a patient's care,the nurse-patient relationship is formed.This is a legally binding "contract" for which the nurse must take responsibility.Accountability is being responsible for one's own actions.An advocate is one who defends or pleads a cause or issue on behalf of another.Standards of care define acts whose performance is required,permitted,or prohibited.

The Nurse Caring for a Patient in the Acute Care