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Patient advocacy: a concept analysis.

Moyra A Baldwin1

  • 1Chester College of Higher Education, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral. m.baldwin@chester.ac.uk

Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
|March 19, 2003
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Patient advocacy, a key nursing concept, involves valuing, apprising, and interceding for patients. Realizing advocacy requires all three attributes, alongside a vulnerable patient and a willing nurse.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Healthcare Ethics

Background:

  • Patient advocacy is a crucial but poorly defined concept in contemporary nursing practice.
  • Understanding the core components of patient advocacy is essential for effective healthcare delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the concept of patient advocacy.
  • To develop a conceptual model for patient advocacy.

Main Methods:

  • An eclectic concept analysis was employed to dissect the multifaceted nature of patient advocacy.
  • This rigorous analysis involved examining existing literature and theoretical frameworks.

Main Results:

  • Advocacy is defined by three essential attributes: valuing, apprising, and interceding.
  • Antecedents include a vulnerable patient population and a nurse committed to advocacy.

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  • Consequences can be positive or negative for both patients and nurses.

    • Conclusions:

    • Patient advocacy is a significant nursing issue characterized by three core attributes.
    • Individual attributes function as helping strategies; however, advocacy is only realized when all three are present.
    • This model provides a clearer understanding of nursing advocacy.