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Advocacy was adopted by nursing to determine and ideal for practice.The notion of advocacy gives weight to the professionalization of nursing. Advocacy is intertwined in the "art of nursing". How does the nurse interpret the role of advocate into practice? The concept of advocacy is borrowed from the legal profession. A nurse advocate defends and promotes the rights of the patient, the rights of the profession and the rights of personal issues. Advocacy improves care for patients and improves the image of the nurse.  Nurses advocate in the public interest for causes that will promote the health and well-being of society. Nurse advocates are entitled to have clearly delineatd, responsive and fully supportive process within their work environments that enables them to fulfill their advocacy role. RNABC (1998) |
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