Patient advocacy
Topic: Management
Protecting a client's rights, wishes and interests, and speaking up on their behalf when needed. Examples include making sure the client has enough information, supporting respect for their decisions, questioning an unsafe practice or order, and escalating a concern through the chain of command.
- Also known as:
- Advocacy
- In Turkish:
- Hasta savunuculuğu
What does Patient advocacy mean?
Patient advocacy is part of the Management topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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