In their report of code of ethics (2015), the American Nurses Association defines accountability as taking self-responsibility for our actions. As nurses, we have a great responsibility to patients, peers, and ourselves all the time. Nurses that hold an RN licensed are accountable and obligated to maintain the highest ethics, transparency, and morals when caring for patients. The Nursing Practice Act and the law mandate and outlines nursing practice responsibilities. The scope of regulations in the California Nursing Practice Act clarifies nursing practice (NPA sec. 2527-2542). Nursing practice is a privilege that needs honesty, dignity, and appreciation. Nurses must be knowledgeable of updated policies and protocols of patient care, empathetic to patients and their families, flexible, and most importantly, truthful. Patients trust nurses with their lives.