Nursing advocacy: how is it defined by patients and nurses, what does it involve and how is it experienced?




Vaartio H, Leino-Kilpi H, Salantera S, Suominen T

PublisherBLACKWELL PUBLISHING

2006

 Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES

SCAND J CARING SCI

20

3

282

292

11

0283-9318

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00406.x



Conclusions: In nursing practice the abstract concept of nursing advocacy finds expression in voicing responsiveness, which integrates an acknowledged professional responsibility for and active involvement in supporting patients' needs and wishes.



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