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Patient advocacy in nursing: A concept analysis
Mohammad Abbasinia1, Fazlollah Ahmadi1, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad1
1Tarbiat Modares University, Iran.
Nursing Ethics
|May 22, 2019
Summary
Patient advocacy, crucial for nursing, involves safeguarding, informing, valuing, mediating, and championing social justice. A clear definition enhances nursing practice and improves healthcare quality and safety.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Ethics
- Patient Rights
Background:
- Patient advocacy is poorly understood, creating a gap between ideal practice and reality.
- A clear definition is needed to enhance nursing actions as patient advocates.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a comprehensive and clear definition of patient advocacy.
Main Methods:
- Concept analysis using Rodgers' evolutionary approach.
- Review of 46 articles and 2 books (1850-2016) from six databases.
Main Results:
- Key attributes of patient advocacy include safeguarding, apprising, valuing, mediating, and championing social justice.
- Safeguarding involves error tracking and protecting patients.
- Apprising includes providing diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis information.
Conclusions:
- A clear definition aids in developing educational theories and evaluation instruments.
- Enhancing patient advocacy can improve nursing care safety and quality.
- This conceptual analysis supports better healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.
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