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Zolkefli Y, Chandler C. Patient's best interest as viewed by nursing students. Nurs Ethics 2024:9697330231225392. [PMID: 38165167 DOI: 10.1177/09697330231225392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, patient advocacy has emerged as a prominent concept within healthcare. How nursing students decide what is best for their patients is not well understood. OBJECTIVE The objective is to examine nursing students' views on doing what is best for patients during their clinical experiences and how they seek to establish patient interests when providing care. Research questions guiding the interview were as follows: (1) What are nursing students' perceptions of patient interests? (2) What factors influence nursing students' perceptions of advocating for patient's interests? RESEARCH DESIGN Qualitative descriptive research using thematic analysis. PARTICIPANTS AND RESEARCH CONTEXT Data was collected through individual online interviews with nine nursing students with clinical experience. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS The study was approved by the University Research Ethics Committee. Participants provided digital informed consent. RESULTS The students asserted that they are able to understand the patients' interests by placing emphasis on the patients' needs. They believe that it is crucial to adopt a collaborative strategy for the provision of care to meet these requirements. In addition, some of them expressed concern over the most effective methods of advocating for the interests of patients. Three themes were identified. (1) Focussing on patient needs first, (2) taking a collective approach, and (3) learning how to advocate. CONCLUSIONS Students understand and value the ethical commitments associated with advocating for the patient's best interest by considering factors such as prioritising the patient's needs, adopting a strategy that involves everyone, and acquiring the ability to undertake the advocacy role. Additionally, nursing education strategies in clinical contexts require additional study to inspire students to do what is in their patient's best interests.
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Vitale E, Motamed-Jahromi M, Mea R, Abbaszadeh A. Nursing Advocacy Attitudes in Italian Nurses. Prof Case Manag 2023; 28:299-303. [PMID: 37787711 DOI: 10.1097/ncm.0000000000000686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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- Elsa Vitale
- Elsa Vitale, PhD, is currently at Centre of Mental Health, Modugno, Local Health Company Bari, Italy
- Mohadeseh Motamed-Jahromi, PhD, works at the Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
- Rocco Mea, RN, works at San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy
- Abbas Abbaszadeh, PhD, works at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Elsa Vitale, PhD, is currently at Centre of Mental Health, Modugno, Local Health Company Bari, Italy
- Mohadeseh Motamed-Jahromi, PhD, works at the Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
- Rocco Mea, RN, works at San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy
- Abbas Abbaszadeh, PhD, works at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Elsa Vitale, PhD, is currently at Centre of Mental Health, Modugno, Local Health Company Bari, Italy
- Mohadeseh Motamed-Jahromi, PhD, works at the Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
- Rocco Mea, RN, works at San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy
- Abbas Abbaszadeh, PhD, works at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Elsa Vitale, PhD, is currently at Centre of Mental Health, Modugno, Local Health Company Bari, Italy
- Mohadeseh Motamed-Jahromi, PhD, works at the Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
- Rocco Mea, RN, works at San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy
- Abbas Abbaszadeh, PhD, works at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Laari L, Duma SE. Health advocacy role performance of nurses in underserved populations: A grounded theory study. Nurs Open 2023; 10:6527-6537. [PMID: 37315173 PMCID: PMC10415994 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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AIM Nurses' health advocacy (HA) role requires them to speak up for patients, clients, and communities in relation to healthcare. Various studies report the importance of the HA role of the nurse in healthcare. However, nurses' performance in this role is not clear yet. The present study aims to identify and explain how nurses perform their HA role in underserved populations. DESIGN Qualitative grounded theory by Strauss and Corbin. METHODS Data were gathered from three regional hospitals in Ghana with 24 registered nurses and midwives as participants through purposive and theoretical sampling techniques. Face-to-face in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted from August 2019 to February 2020. The data were analysed using Strauss and Corbin's method and Nvivo software. The reporting follows Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research guidelines. FINDINGS The HA role performance theory emerged from data with role enquiry, role dimension, role context, role influence, role reforms and role performance as building blocks. Data analysis showed that the main concerns of the nurses during their daily practice were mediating, speaking up, and negotiating. Among others, the intervening conditions were clientele influence and interpersonal barriers, whereas the outcome was a balance between role reforms and role performance. CONCLUSION Although some nurses proactively initiated biopsychosocial assessment and performed the HA role, most of them relied on clients' requests to perform the role. Stakeholders should prioritise critical thinking during training and intensify mentoring programmes in the clinical areas. RELEVANCE FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE The present study explains the process by which nurses perform their roles as health advocates in their daily activities as nurses. The findings can be used to teach and guide clinical practice for the HA role in nursing and other health care fields. There was no patient or public contribution.
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- Luke Laari
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health SciencesUniversity of GhanaAccraGhana
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Laari L, Duma SE. Barriers to nurses health advocacy role. Nurs Ethics 2023; 30:844-856. [PMID: 36999769 DOI: 10.1177/09697330221146241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Speaking up to safeguard patients is a crucial ethical and moral obligation for nurses, but it is also a difficult and potentially dangerous component of nursing work. Health advocacy is gaining impetus in the medical literature, despite being hampered by barriers resulting in many nurses in Ghana remaining mute when faced with advocacy-required situations. We explored situations that thwart nurses from performing their health advocacy role. RESEARCH QUESTION What would cause nurses to take no action when they witness situations that require them to act as health advocates for their clients or communities? RESEARCH DESIGN An inductive, descriptive qualitative design was used to collect and analyse data on barriers that prevent nurses from practising their health advocacy role in Ghana. Individual one-on-one in-depth interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interview guide. The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. PARTICIPANTS AND RESEARCH CONTEXT Twenty-four professional nurses and midwives registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council were recruited from three regional hospitals in Ghana. These public hospitals were chosen from the upper, middle and coastal regions. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS The UKZN Ethics Review Committee in South Africa and the GHS Ethics Review Committee in Ghana both gave their approval for this study. FINDINGS Intrapersonal barriers, interpersonal barriers, and structural barriers emerged as major obstacles that nurses experience when performing their health advocacy role. CONCLUSIONS Barriers to health advocacy have undermined nurses' ability to function as health advocates and are preventing them from utilising their health advocacy position in nursing practise. Giving nursing students positive role models in the classroom and in the clinic can help them become more effective health advocates.
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- Luke Laari
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Professional autonomy and patient advocacy in nurses. Collegian 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2022.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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As health care professionals practice as a team, they take on responsibilities that are specific to their roles-responsibilities that are recognized and understood by the team and management as pertaining to their professional domain and expertise. Is advocacy part of the role of the nurse? Members of the nursing profession commonly maintain that it is, but is there a consensus on this issue, both within the profession and among other stakeholders? Is there a clear understanding of the term advocacy, and is this reflected in Codes of Practice and research into practice? An examination of significant documents and reports of empirical research reveals conflicting conceptions and opinions. There is potential for a common definition, but agreements need to be reached on whether advocacy is an essential function of nursing within the management of health care, and if so, what is advocacy's importance, focus, and limits.
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Waterman AD, Gleason J, Lerminiaux L, Wood EH, Berrios A, Meacham LA, Osuji A, Pines R, Peipert JD. Amplifying the Patient Voice: Key Priorities and Opportunities for Improved Transplant and Living Donor Advocacy and Outcomes During COVID-19 and Beyond. CURRENT TRANSPLANTATION REPORTS 2020; 7:301-310. [PMID: 32904875 PMCID: PMC7462355 DOI: 10.1007/s40472-020-00295-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Purpose of Review To define patient advocacy and engagement for modern transplant and living donation care, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, describe the patient experience when transplant advocacy and engagement are optimized, and recommend opportunities for advocacy within three key areas: (1) including the patient voice in healthcare decisions and drug development, (2) access to the best evidence-based treatments and informed decision-making, and (3) present and future care innovations and policies. Recent Findings There are many avenues for transplant and living donation advocacy and engagement at the patient, provider, family, system, community, and policy levels. Key recommendations include the following: (1) simplifying education to be health literate, written at the appropriate reading level, culturally sensitive, and available in multiple languages and across many delivery platforms, (2) inviting transplant patients and donors to the conversation through advisory panels, consensus conferences, and new mediums like digital storytelling and patient-reported outcomes (PROs), (3) training all members of the health team to understand their role as advocates, and (4) advancing policies and programs that support the financial neutrality of living donation, and support recipients with the cost of immunosuppressive drugs. Key recommendations specific to the COVID-19 pandemic include providing up-to-date, health literate, concise information about preventing COVID-19 and accessing care including telehealth. Summary Enhancing advocacy and engagement for transplant patients and donors along the pre-to-post transplant/donation continuum can improve clinical outcomes and quality of life generally, and more so, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Amy D. Waterman
- Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA
- Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Transplant Recipients International, Beverly, NJ USA
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- Transplant Diagnostics, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL USA
- Comprehensive Transplant Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative, Chicago, IL USA
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Kurhila S, Lehtimaja I, Drew P. Correcting medical decisions: a study in nurses' patient advocacy in (Finnish) hospital ward rounds. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS 2020; 42:1709-1726. [PMID: 33460158 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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During daily hospital ward rounds, medical teams, led by doctors, assess the progress of an individual patient's health. It is widely reported in the research literature that nurses play a relatively passive role during these rounds, because although they may have valuable information about the patient's condition and progress, and indeed their role includes advocacy on behalf of their patients, nurses nevertheless can experience difficulties in participating during case constructions. Here we report an instance from a (gastro-surgical) ward round in a Finnish hospital, in which nurses played a key role in reversing a consultant's initial decision to discharge a patient. They did so not by directly challenging the consultant's opinion, but by employing indirect means to introduce their discrepant perspective: they provide descriptions and ask questions that draw attention to information that results in the doctor coming to a different assessment than theirs of the patient's condition, and a different decision about what should be done (the patient was not discharged from hospital). The encounter reported here is taken from a corpus of ward round discussions in a Finnish hospital. The method of our study is Conversation Analysis.
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- Salla Kurhila
- Department of Finnish Language, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Finnish Language, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Sociology, University of York, York, UK
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Akın B, Kurşun Ş. Perception and opinion of nursing faculties regarding advocacy role: A qualitative research. Nurs Forum 2020; 55:637-644. [PMID: 32588459 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The nursing literature emphasizes that there are still inadequacies, differences, and inconsistencies in the definition of nurses' advocacy role, and that nursing education plays an important role in educating nurses for patient advocacy. OBJECTIVE The aim of this descriptive qualitative study is to determine nurse academics' perception of and opinions about advocacy in nursing. METHODS The study group consisted of five academics working as nurse educators in a university. A questionnaire and focus group interview methods were used to collect the data. RESULTS A framework that consisted of three categories, including the scope of advocacy in nursing; today's health system and advocacy; nurses' foundation/knowledge base for an advocacy role was set by considering the opinions of participants. CONCLUSION It was emphasized that nurse academics regarded advocacy as an ethical obligation and saw it from a broad perspective including social justice, that changing health system has increased the importance of advocacy role in nursing, that the personality characteristics of prospective nurses are important, and that nursing education should be improved in terms of advocacy.
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- Belgin Akın
- Nursing Faculty, University of Selcuk, Konya, Turkey
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- Nursing Faculty, University of Selcuk, Konya, Turkey
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Ngunyulu RN, Sepeng N, Moeta M, Gambu S, Mulaudzi FM, Peu MD. The perspectives of nursing students regarding the incorporation of African traditional indigenous knowledge in the curriculum. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med 2020; 12:e1-e8. [PMID: 32370527 PMCID: PMC7203236 DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND South Africa was caught off guard by the student unrest in 2015 and 2016. This unrest was named the #fees must fall campaign. During this campaign, students raised the issue of decolonisation of the curriculum, challenging the higher education fraternity and the academic community. This was based on the fact that the existing curriculum has inadequate content on African traditional indigenous knowledge (ATIK), and continues to use the Western approach to address the needs of a multicultural, multiracial and multi-ethnic societies. Institutions responded by initiating dialogues regarding decolonisation of the curriculum in senates, scholars and between different health professional bodies. AIM This article aimed to explore and describe the perspectives of nursing students regarding incorporating ATIK into the curriculum. METHODS Using a participatory transformative approach, researchers and participants worked collaboratively to inform social change. Participants comprised nursing students. The academics, traditional health practitioners, indigenous knowledge holders and primary health care nurses formed the panellists. Data were collected through one communal dialogue workshop, which lasted for 8 hours, tea and lunch included. Data were analysed thematically. RESULTS Students' perspectives emerged strongly as four themes, namely, politics of identity, displacement and distortion, curriculum content and institutional resistance. Students expressed that the current education system results in an identity crisis. The existing curriculum does not adequately convey an understanding of ATIK; it is displaced and distorted. CONCLUSION Nursing science has great potential to incorporate the wealth of ATIK into its curriculum. In spite of a vibrant and rich cultural heritage, the ATIK specific to nursing sciences still needs to be incorporated into the existing curriculum in a responsive and relevant manner.
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- Roinah N. Ngunyulu
- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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van den Boogaard TC, Roodbol PF, Poslawsky IE, Ten Hoeve Y. The orientation and attitudes of intermediate vocational trained nursing students (MBO-V) towards their future profession: A pre-post survey. Nurse Educ Pract 2019; 37:124-131. [PMID: 31153129 DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2019.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Revised: 11/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Students' perceptions of nursing influence recruitment and retention in nursing education. Nursing education in the Netherlands differentiates two levels: Bachelor's (HBO-V) and intermediate vocational (MBO-V) level training, with MBO-V students accounting the majority. To avoid the expected nursing shortages, these students' perceptions of nursing need to be explored. We aimed to examine the orientation and attitudes of MBO-V students towards their future profession and their relation to demographic characteristics. A descriptive survey with a pretest-posttest design was conducted. Newly enrolled MBO-V students completed a questionnaire at the beginning and after five months of education, consisting of the Nursing Orientation Tool, the Nursing Attitude Questionnaire and demographic characteristics. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Mann-Whitney U test and regression analysis were used for data analyses. At the first time point, students agreed most with statements related to caring, nursing expertise, advocacy, empathy, and knowledge. After five months, students were more life-oriented, while caring, nursing expertise, advocacy, and empathy decreased. Selecting nursing as a first-choice programme and aiming for a nursing career influenced students' orientation and attitudes towards nursing positively. Being aware of students' orientation and attitudes towards nursing can help nursing educators in recruitment and retention strategies.
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- T C van den Boogaard
- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Academy of Healthcare, Postbus 1080, 8900, CB, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Health Sciences, Nursing Research, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700, RB, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, Division of Neuroscience, and Lecturer Nursing Science, Program in Clinical Health Sciences, 3584, CX, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Health Sciences, Nursing Research, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700, RB, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Background: The concept of patient advocacy is still poorly understood and not clearly conceptualized. Therefore, there is a gap between the ideal of patient advocacy and the reality of practice. In order to increase nursing actions as a patient advocate, a comprehensive and clear definition of this concept is necessary. Research objective: This study aimed to offer a comprehensive and clear definition of patient advocacy. Research design: A total of 46 articles and 2 books published between 1850 and 2016 and related to the concept of patient advocacy were selected from six databases and considered for concept analysis based on Rodgers’ evolutionary approach. Ethical considerations: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Tarbiat Modares University. Findings: The attributes of patient advocacy are safeguarding (track medical errors, and protecting patients from incompetency or misconduct of co-workers and other members of healthcare team), apprising (providing information about the patient’s diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, suggesting alternatives of healthcare, and providing information about discharge program), valuing (maintaining self-control, enabling patients to make decisions freely, maintaining individualization and humanity, maintaining patient privacy, and acting in the patients’ values, culture, beliefs, and preferences), mediating (liaison between patients, families, and healthcare professionals, being patients’ voice, and communicate patient preferences and cultural values to members of the healthcare team), and championing social justice in the provision of healthcare (confronting inappropriate policies or rules in the healthcare system, identifying and correcting inequalities in delivery of health services, and facilitating access to community health services and health resources). Discussion and conclusion: The analysis of this concept can help to develop educational or managerial theories, design instruments for evaluating the performance of nurses in patient advocacy, develop strategies for enhancing patient advocacy, and improve the safety and quality of nursing care in the community and healthcare system.
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Hanks RG, Eloi H, Stafford L. Understanding how advanced practice registered nurses function as patient advocates. Nurs Forum 2019; 54:213-219. [PMID: 30561014 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although patient advocacy experiences for registered nurses (RNs) have been researched over the past 40 years, very little is known about patient advocacy at the advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) level. The APRN role is distinct from the RN role, in that APRNs are focused on diagnosing, prescribing, and management of treatment of various medical conditions in the settings where APRNs are used. The purpose of this study was to explore the APRN's experience with patient advocacy using a phenomenology-based qualitative design. A total of seven Texas APRNs were randomly selected for participation in telephone interviews. Interview transcripts were analyzed by the research team for repetitive statements and four themes emerged from the data: (a) patients with APRN advocacy is providing resources, information, and protection; (b) outcomes of patient with APRN advocacy: positive and negative; (c) patient advocacy mostly experientially learned at APRN level; and (d) increased medical knowledge increases advocacy ability. This pilot study provides important preliminary exploratory results regarding APRN advocacy and differentiates it from RN level advocacy. In addition, this study provides significant insight into APRN educational preparation for the APRN advocate role, thus serving as a foundation for improving educational approaches to advocacy.
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- Robert G Hanks
- Department of Graduate Studies, UTHealth Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Graduate Studies, UTHealth Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Graduate Studies, UTHealth Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, Texas
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Bola-Arotiowa O. Patient advocacy: a skill students can learn and practise before qualification. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NURSING (MARK ALLEN PUBLISHING) 2019; 28:402. [PMID: 30925240 DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2019.28.6.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Olive Bola-Arotiowa, year 2 masters adult nursing student at University of Salford highlights the importance of advocacy as a nursing skill, as she reflects on how she was able to change the outcome for one patient.
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Gormley JM. School Nurse Advocacy for Student Health, Safety, and School Attendance: Impact of an Educational Activity. J Sch Nurs 2018; 35:401-411. [DOI: 10.1177/1059840518814294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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School nurses are expected to advocate for policies and procedures that support student health, safety, and school attendance. An educational activity to improve school nurse advocacy was developed and implemented based on advocacy literature, self-efficacy theory, and continuing education guidelines. A quantitative, repeated measure descriptive project design was used to compare school nurses’ advocacy measures before and following an educational activity and 6 weeks after the activity. Immediately after the education, there were significant increases in advocacy knowledge ( p < .001), confidence ( p < .001), and recalled behaviors ( p < .01) for a convenient sample of 51 Massachusetts school nurses. There were no significant differences across pre-, post-, and 6-week survey responses ( n = 6); however, advocacy outcomes from immediately after the education were maintained at 6 weeks. More effective school nurse advocacy may improve youth population health, increase safety for students at school, and improve school attendance.
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Tomaschewski-Barlem JG, Lunardi VL, Barlem ELD, Silveira RSD, Ramos AM, Santos JMD. AÇÕES DOS ENFERMEIROS NO EXERCÍCIO DA ADVOCACIA DO PACIENTE: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA. TEXTO & CONTEXTO ENFERMAGEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-070720180000730014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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RESUMO: Objetivo: identificar as ações dos enfermeiros no exercício da advocacia do paciente, na literatura científica internacional publicada nos últimos dez anos. Método: revisão integrativa da literatura, cujos dados foram coletados na base de dados Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature e SAGE Journals Online, utilizando-se os descritores "patient advocacy" e "nursing", sendo encontrados 27 artigos. Resultados: como resultados, emergiram duas categorias: ações de advocacia exercidas por enfermeiros em diferentes nações e culturas; e ações de advocacia nos diferentes ambientes de atuação dos enfermeiros. Conclusão: acredita-se que os achados deste estudo poderão contribuir para a produção de pesquisas e conhecimentos em enfermagem, ampliando a compreensão da advocacia do paciente como um componente ético da prática dos enfermeiros.
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Sundqvist AS, Anderzén-Carlsson A, Nilsson U, Holmefur M. Protective Nursing Advocacy: Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of an Instrument and a Descriptive Study of Swedish Registered Nurse Anesthetists' Beliefs and Actions. J Perianesth Nurs 2018; 33:58-68. [PMID: 29362048 DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To translate and adapt the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale (PNAS) into a Swedish version (PNAS-Swe), evaluate its psychometric properties, and describe registered nurse anesthetists' (RNAs) advocacy beliefs and actions from a protective perspective. DESIGN A cross-sectional design was used. METHODS First, the PNAS was translated into Swedish. Next, the content and construct validity of the PNAS four subscales was evaluated. Finally, the PNAS-Swe was used to describe Swedish RNA beliefs and actions regarding protective nursing advocacy. FINDINGS The final PNAS-Swe has 29 items in four subscales. The RNAs reported that they feel that they should provide protective nursing advocacy for their patients. There were no differences in gender, or associations with age, or work experience regarding their advocacy beliefs or actions. CONCLUSIONS The PNAS-Swe is valid for use in a Swedish context. Protective nursing advocacy is important to the RNAs, which is in congruence with earlier qualitative studies.
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Hanks RG, Starnes-Ott K, Stafford L. Patient Advocacy at the APRN Level: A Direction for the Future. Nurs Forum 2017; 53:5-11. [PMID: 28398600 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Patient advocacy is seen as a critical role for the nursing profession. Although there is an existing body of literature surrounding the registered nurse level of patient advocacy, little is known about the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and patient advocacy. This article examines the existing patient advocacy research literature and existing APRN competencies to provide direction for further research.
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- Robert G Hanks
- University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston School of Nursing, Houston, TX
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- University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston School of Nursing, Houston, TX
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- University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston School of Nursing, Houston, TX
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As health care professionals practice as a team, they take on responsibilities that are specific to their roles-responsibilities that are recognized and understood by the team and management as pertaining to their professional domain and expertise. Is advocacy part of the role of the nurse? Members of the nursing profession commonly maintain that it is, but is there a consensus on this issue, both within the profession and among other stakeholders? Is there a clear understanding of the term advocacy, and is this reflected in Codes of Practice and research into practice? An examination of significant documents and reports of empirical research reveals conflicting conceptions and opinions. There is potential for a common definition, but agreements need to be reached on whether advocacy is an essential function of nursing within the management of health care, and if so, what is advocacy's importance, focus, and limits.
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Tomaschewski-Barlem JG, Lunardi VL, Barlem ELD, Silveira RSD, Ramos AM, Piexak DR. ADVOCACIA DO PACIENTE NA ENFERMAGEM: BARREIRAS, FACILITADORES E POSSÍVEIS IMPLICAÇÕES. TEXTO & CONTEXTO ENFERMAGEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-0707201700010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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RESUMO Objetivo: realizar uma reflexão acerca das barreiras, facilitadores e possíveis implicações do exercício da advocacia do paciente pelos enfermeiros. Resultados: essa reflexão resulta de uma leitura minuciosa da literatura internacional acerca da advocacia do paciente, acrescida de estudos nacionais e internacionais acerca do sofrimento moral e suas relações com o exercício da advocacia. Conclusão: as barreiras diante do exercício da advocacia do paciente são notórias, pautando-se na própria estrutura organizacional das instituições de saúde e nas relações de poder entre equipes médica e de enfermagem, desafiando e desencorajando os enfermeiros a agirem de acordo com seus conhecimentos e consciências, implicando, muitas vezes, em situações reconhecidas como de sofrimento moral.
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Perioperative Patient Advocacy: An Integrative Review. J Perianesth Nurs 2016; 31:422-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2014.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A correlation study design was used to examine the interrelatedness of power, attitudes regarding intermittent fetal monitoring, and perceived barriers to research utilization with a labor and delivery nurse’s attitude toward patient advocacy using the conceptual framework of the science of unitary human beings. The linear combination of the three independent variables was significantly correlated to attitude toward patient advocacy and power as knowing participation in change had the greatest impact on patient advocacy.
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Jansson BS, Nyamathi A, Heidemann G, Bird M, Ward CR, Brown-Saltzman K, Duan L, Kaplan C. Predicting Levels of Policy Advocacy Engagement Among Acute-Care Health Professionals. Policy Polit Nurs Pract 2016; 17:43-55. [PMID: 27151835 DOI: 10.1177/1527154416644836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study aims to describe the factors that predict health professionals' engagement in policy advocacy. The researchers used a cross-sectional research design with a sample of 97 nurses, 94 social workers, and 104 medical residents from eight hospitals in Los Angeles. Bivariate correlations explored whether seven predictor scales were associated with health professionals' policy advocacy engagement and revealed that five of the eight factors were significantly associated with it (p < .05). The factors include patient advocacy engagement, eagerness, skills, tangible support, and organizational receptivity. Regression analysis examined whether the seven scales, when controlling for sociodemographic variables and hospital site, predicted levels of policy advocacy engagement. Results revealed that patient advocacy engagement (p < .001), eagerness (p < .001), skills (p < .01), tangible support (p < .01), perceived effectiveness (p < .05), and organizational receptivity (p < .05) all predicted health professional's policy advocacy engagement. Ethical commitment did not predict policy advocacy engagement. The model explained 36% of the variance in policy advocacy engagement. Limitations of the study and its implications for future research, practice, and policy are discussed.
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- Bruce S Jansson
- School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Ten Hoeve Y, Castelein S, Jansen W, Jansen G, Roodbol P. Predicting factors of positive orientation and attitudes towards nursing: A quantitative cross-sectional study. NURSE EDUCATION TODAY 2016; 40:111-117. [PMID: 27125159 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have identified various reasons for students to choose a career in nursing. Students at the start of their programme hold a great variety of images and perceptions of nursing which can affect their orientation and attitudes towards their future profession. OBJECTIVES This paper aims to examine nursing students' orientation and attitudes towards nursing at the beginning of their educational programme, and to explore predictors of positive orientation and attitudes. DESIGN The study used a quantitative cross-sectional design. SETTINGS A survey was conducted among first-year nursing students at four nursing universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS Questionnaires were administered to all students enrolled in a bachelor of nursing programme (n=1414) at these universities. METHODS Respondents completed a survey consisting of: 1) Nursing Orientation Tool, 2) Nursing Attitude Questionnaire, and 3) demographic data such as gender, living status, nursing experience, preliminary training, first-choice programme, and career choice. Kruskal Wallis tests, with post hoc Mann Whitney U tests, were used to compare group scores. Multiple regression was performed to investigate predictors of positive orientation and attitudes towards nursing. RESULTS Students in this study sample (n=1244) strongly agreed with statements related to caring, nursing expertise, professional nursing knowledge and the application of this knowledge. Predictors of positive orientation and attitudes towards nursing include having nursing/caring experience, indicating nursing as the first choice for study, preliminary vocational training, and a desire to make a career in nursing. CONCLUSIONS Data from this survey suggest a link between personal and environmental characteristics and motivations to select nursing as a career. Understanding which factors predict positive orientation and attitudes towards nursing could offer educators a tool in the recruitment and selection assessment of new students.
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- Yvonne Ten Hoeve
- UMCG School of Nursing and Health, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Lentis Research, Lentis Psychiatric Institute, P.O. Box 86, 9700 AB Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Hanze University of Applied Sciences, School of Nursing, Master of Advanced Nursing Practice, Eyssoniusplein 18, 9714 CE Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- UMCG School of Nursing and Health, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Ramos FRS, Barlem ELD, Brito MJM, Vargas MA, Schneider DG, Brehmer LCDF. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE STUDY OF MORAL DISTRESS IN NURSES. TEXTO & CONTEXTO ENFERMAGEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-07072016004460015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT The objective of this reflective study was to propose conceptual elements for the analysis of moral distress as a process that articulates various concepts of moral experience. The moral distress is explored as a phenomenon manifested in different scenarios and dimensions of labor - care, management and education. Although a relative consensus exists on the concept and comparable empirical results in several countries, there are limited studies that explore theoretical gaps, critical points and possibilities to expand the analytical potential. In the search for consistent and updated theoretical supports for the changing needs of the field, the state of the art was surveyedn and a conceptual framework was designed to address moral distress as a process that articulates various concepts or moments of moral experience, such as uncertainty, moral sensitivity and moral deliberation. The proposed matrix articulates the development process of moral competencies or the construction of the ethical subject, present in pedagogical and philosophical discourses of interest to the profession.
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BACKGROUND The role of nurses as patient advocates is one which is well recognised, supported and the subject of a broad body of literature. One of the key impediments to the role of the nurse as patient advocate is the lack of support and legislative frameworks. Within a broad range of activities constituting advocacy, whistleblowing is currently the subject of much discussion in the light of the Mid Staffordshire inquiry in the United Kingdom (UK) and other instances of patient mistreatment. As a result steps to amend existing whistleblowing legislation where it exists or introduce it where it does not are underway. OBJECTIVE This paper traces the development of legislation for advocacy. CONCLUSION The authors argue that while any legislation supporting advocacy is welcome, legislation on its own will not encourage or enable nurses to whistleblow.
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Tomaschewski-Barlem JG, Lunardi VL, Barlem ELD, da Silveira RS, Dalmolin GDL, Ramos AM. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale for Brazilian nurses. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2015; 23:669-76. [PMID: 26444169 PMCID: PMC4623730 DOI: 10.1590/0104-1169.0214.2602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 02/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE to adapt culturally and validate the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale for Brazilian nurses. METHOD methodological study carried out with 153 nurses from two hospitals in the South region of Brazil, one public and the other philanthropic. The cross-cultural adaptation of the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale was performed according to international standards, and its validation was carried out for use in the Brazilian context, by means of factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha as measure of internal consistency. RESULTS by means of evaluation by a committee of experts and application of pre-test, face validity and content validity of the instrument were considered satisfactory. From the factor analysis, five constructs were identified: negative implications of the advocacy practice, advocacy actions, facilitators of the advocacy practice, perceptions that favor practice advocacy and barriers to advocacy practice. The instrument showed satisfactory internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha values ranging from 0.70 to 0.87. CONCLUSION it was concluded that the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale - Brazilian version, is a valid and reliable instrument for use in the evaluation of beliefs and actions of health advocacy, performed by Brazilian nurses in their professional practice environment.
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Jansson BS, Nyamathi A, Heidemann G, Duan L, Kaplan C. Predicting Patient Advocacy Engagement: A Multiple Regression Analysis Using Data From Health Professionals in Acute-Care Hospitals. SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE 2015; 54:559-581. [PMID: 26317762 DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2015.1054059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Although literature documents the need for hospital social workers, nurses, and medical residents to engage in patient advocacy, little information exists about what predicts the extent they do so. This study aims to identify predictors of health professionals' patient advocacy engagement with respect to a broad range of patients' problems. A cross-sectional research design was employed with a sample of 94 social workers, 97 nurses, and 104 medical residents recruited from eight hospitals in Los Angeles. Bivariate correlations explored whether seven scales (Patient Advocacy Eagerness, Ethical Commitment, Skills, Tangible Support, Organizational Receptivity, Belief Other Professionals Engage, and Belief the Hospital Empowers Patients) were associated with patient advocacy engagement, measured by the validated Patient Advocacy Engagement Scale. Regression analysis examined whether these scales, when controlling for sociodemographic and setting variables, predicted patient advocacy engagement. While all seven predictor scales were significantly associated with patient advocacy engagement in correlational analyses, only Eagerness, Skills, and Belief the Hospital Empowers Patients predicted patient advocacy engagement in regression analyses. Additionally, younger professionals engaged in higher levels of patient advocacy than older professionals, and social workers engaged in greater patient advocacy than nurses. Limitations and the utility of these findings for acute-care hospitals are discussed.
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- Bruce S Jansson
- a School of Social Work , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California , USA
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Gazarian PK, Fernberg LM, Sheehan KD. Effectiveness of narrative pedagogy in developing student nurses' advocacy role. Nurs Ethics 2014; 23:132-41. [PMID: 25505084 DOI: 10.1177/0969733014557718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The literature and research on nursing ethics and advocacy has shown that generally very few nurses and other clinicians will speak up about an issue they have witnessed regarding a patient advocacy concern and that often advocacy in nursing is not learned until after students have graduated and begun working. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of narrative pedagogy on the development of advocacy in student nurses, as measured by the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale. DESIGN We tested the hypothesis that use of a narrative pedagogy assignment related to ethics would improve student nurse's perception of their advocacy role as measured by the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale using a quasi-experimental nonrandomized study using a pre-test, intervention, post-test design. Data collection occurred during class time from October 2012 to December 2012. The Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale tool was administered to students in class to assess their baseline and was administered again at the completion of the educational intervention to assess whether narrative pedagogy was effective in developing the nursing student's perception of their role as a patient advocate. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS Students were informed that their participation was voluntary and that the data collected would be anonymous and confidential. The survey was not a graded assignment, and students did not receive any incentive to participate. The institutional review board of the college determined the study to be exempt from review. SETTING School of Nursing at a small liberal arts college in the Northeastern United States. PARTICIPANTS A consecutive, nonprobability sample of 44 senior-level nursing students enrolled in their final nursing semester was utilized. FINDINGS Results indicated significant differences in student nurse's perception of their advocacy role related to environment and educational influences following an education intervention using an ethics digital story. CONCLUSION Using the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale, we were able to measure the effectiveness of narrative pedagogy on nursing student's perception of the nurse's advocacy role.
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA; Simmons College, USASimmons College, USA
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Moral distress has been characterised as one of the main ethical problems affecting nurses in all health systems, and has been depicted as a threat to nurses' integrity and to the quality of patient care. In recent years, several studies tried to investigate moral distress, its causes and consequences for health professionals, clients and organisations. However, such studies are considered controversial and vulnerable, mainly because they lack a solid philosophical and empirical basis. The present article aimed at elaborating a theoretical model for moral distress, considering the process of moral deliberation, spaces of power and resistance and patient advocacy, and sought to carry out a reflection that culminated with the creation of a broader concept of moral distress.
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McKeown M, Ridley J, Newbigging K, Machin K, Poursanidou K, Cruse K. Conflict of roles: a conflict of ideas? The unsettled relations between care team staff and independent mental health advocates. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2014; 23:398-408. [PMID: 24890285 DOI: 10.1111/inm.12069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Drawing on a national study of independent mental health advocacy, we explored the social relations of independent advocacy. The study was commissioned by the Department of Health (England), and involved a case study design covering eight different geographies and service configurations, and interviews or focus groups with a total of 289 stakeholders across two phases of inquiry. This paper focused on the analysis of qualitative data relevant to the relationship between mental health-care services and independent advocacy services, drawn from interviews with 214 participants in phase two of the study. Discussion of these particular findings affords insights into the working relations of independent advocacy within mental health services beset by reorganizational change and funding cuts, and increasing levels of legally-sanctioned compulsion and coercion. We offer a matrix, which accounts for the different types of working relationships that can arise, and how these are associated with various levels of understanding of independent advocacy and appreciation for the value of advocacy. The discussion is framed by the wider literature on advocacy and the claims by practitioners, such as nurses, for an advocacy role as part of their professional repertoire.
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- Mick McKeown
- Schools of Health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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La gestión de casos: haciendo camino. ENFERMERIA CLINICA 2014; 24:159-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2014.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Josse-Eklund A, Jossebo M, Sandin-Bojö AK, Wilde-Larsson B, Petzäll K. Swedish nurses' perceptions of influencers on patient advocacy: a phenomenographic study. Nurs Ethics 2014; 21:673-83. [PMID: 24477259 DOI: 10.1177/0969733013515488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND A limited number of studies have shown that patient advocacy can be influenced by both facilitators and barriers which can encourage and discourage nurses to act as patient advocates. OBJECTIVE This study's aim was to describe Swedish nurses' perceptions of influencers on patient advocacy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND CONTEXT Interviews with 18 registered nurses from different Swedish clinical contexts were analysed using the phenomenographic method. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS Ethical revisions were made in accordance with national legislation and guidelines by committees for research ethics at Karlstad University. FINDINGS Three levels of hierarchically related influencers on patient advocacy were found in the descriptive categories. The fundamental influencer, the nurse's character traits, was described in the perceptions that advocacy is influenced by nurse's having a moral compass, having control over the care situation, being protective and feeling secure as a nurse. The second most vital influencer, the nurse's bond with the patient, was expressed in the perceptions of knowing the patient and feeling empathy for the patient. The third level of influencers, the organisational conditions, was described in the perceptions that the organisational structures and organisational culture influence patient advocacy. DISCUSSION The results correspond with findings from earlier research but add an understanding that influencers on patient advocacy exist at three hierarchically related levels. CONCLUSION The nurse's character traits are the fundamental influencer to patient advocacy, but in order to be comfortable and secure when advocating for patients, nurses also need to be familiar with both the patient and the situation. A supposition could be that all influencers interact, which needs to be further addressed in future studies.
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- Karlstad University, Sweden; Gjøvik University College, Norway
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Choi SPP, Cheung K, Pang SMC. A field study of the role of nurses in advocating for safe practice in hospitals. J Adv Nurs 2013; 70:1584-93. [DOI: 10.1111/jan.12316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Sandy Pin-pin Choi
- Division of Nursing and Health Studies; The Open University of Hong Kong; China
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- School of Nursing; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; China
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Sundqvist AS, Carlsson AA. Holding the patient's life in my hands: Swedish registered nurse anaesthetists' perspective of advocacy. Scand J Caring Sci 2013; 28:281-8. [PMID: 23713584 DOI: 10.1111/scs.12057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 05/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anaesthesia often induces a state of unconsciousness that includes inability to communicate and influence the situation. The patient has to rely on the nurse anaesthetist to speak up for her/him as well as maintain her/his dignity and safety. Consequently, the nurse anaesthetist can be likened to the patient's advocate. AIM The aim of the study was to describe advocacy in anaesthesia care during the perioperative phase from the perspective of the registered nurse anaesthetist. METHOD Data for this qualitative descriptive study were collected during March and April, 2011. Individual interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 20 nurse anaesthetists from two hospitals in Sweden. The audio-taped interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed by means of qualitative content analysis. FINDINGS The main theme, Holding the patient's life in my hands, described the nurse anaesthetists' perception of advocacy and comprised three subthemes: providing dignified care, providing safe care and a moral commitment. CONCLUSION Acting as the patient's advocate includes important health and well-being issues and could be stressful for the nurse anaesthetists'. A work environment where the nurse anaesthetists' can make their voices heard and feel that their opinion regarding the patient's best interests is taken seriously would be desirable, as all health professionals should ideally focus on those in their care.
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- Ann-Sofie Sundqvist
- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden; School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Ferszt GG, Hickey JE, Seleyman K. Advocating for pregnant women in prison: the role of the correctional nurse. JOURNAL OF FORENSIC NURSING 2013; 9:105-110. [PMID: 24158132 DOI: 10.1097/jfn.0b013e318281056b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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On any given day, approximately 6%-10% of women who are incarcerated in prisons and jails in the United States are pregnant. Although incarcerated pregnant women have been identified as a high-risk group because of compromised physical and emotional health when they enter these settings, their specific healthcare needs are frequently unmet or partially met during their imprisonment. Stressors imposed by prison life and separation from their newborn at birth often exacerbate existing mental health issues including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Nurses in correctional settings play a strategic role in improving the health care of this population by promoting teamwork, incorporating standards of care, and advocating for changes in policies. Collaboration with the warden, physician or nurse practitioner, correctional officers, and social workers can lead to positive changes in health outcomes. Given the national emphasis on gender responsive treatment in prisons and jails, a window of opportunity exists to be a voice for these women and make significant changes in health care for this largely underserved [corrected] population.
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- Ginette G Ferszt
- Author Affiliations: 1College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island; 2Rhode Island Department of Corrections
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Cho KC. Review on the Theory of Nursing Client Advocacy and Its Applications in Child Healthcare. CHILD HEALTH NURSING RESEARCH 2013. [DOI: 10.4094/chnr.2013.19.3.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Kap-Chul Cho
- Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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Josse-Eklund A, Petzäll K, Sandin-Bojö AK, Wilde-Larsson B. Swedish registered nurses' and nurse managers' attitudes towards patient advocacy in community care of older patients. J Nurs Manag 2012; 21:753-61. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01453.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lindwall L, Boussaid L, Kulzer S, Wigerblad A. Patient dignity in psychiatric nursing practice. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 2012; 19:569-76. [PMID: 22074230 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01837.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Professional nurses have an ethical responsibility to protect and preserve the patients' dignity. The aim of this study was to describe how nurses experienced incidents relating to patients' dignity in a psychiatric nursing practice. A hermeneutic approach was used and data were collected using the critical incident technique. Data included 77 written critical incidents, which were interpreted by using a hermeneutic text interpretation. The findings show preserved dignity--caregivers have the courage to be present, and offended dignity - caregivers create powerlessness taken away by the patient. These findings show that patients' dignity in a psychiatric nursing practice can be preserved when caregivers act on their ethical responsibility. When patients' dignity is offended, the caregiver has become an inner value conflict, something they have been a part of against their own will.
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- L Lindwall
- Department of Nursing, Karlstad University, Sweden.
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Wang YL, Volker DL. Caring for students with type 1 diabetes: school nurses' experiences. J Sch Nurs 2012; 29:31-8. [PMID: 22554899 DOI: 10.1177/1059840512447123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This qualitative study used a Husserlian phenomenological approach to obtain an understanding of the essences of five experienced Taiwanese school nurses' lived experience of caring for students with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Audio-recorded, semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted. Data analysis entailed a modified method from Colaizzi. Four intertwined themes were discovered: (a) I try to put myself in the parents' and students' shoes, (b) I am not a diabetes expert, (c) managing T1DM requires teamwork, and (d) caring for students with T1DM is a struggle with practical limitations. The findings show that these school nurses encountered many challenges as they implemented their roles and responsibilities in caring for students with T1DM. The findings suggest that increasing school nurses' competence in caring for students with T1DM and developing effective strategies to overcome the challenges faced may be useful. Multidisciplinary teamwork could benefit the diabetes management activities in school settings.
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- Yueh-Ling Wang
- Department of Nursing, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
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Pavlish C, Ho A, Rounkle AM. Health and human rights advocacy: perspectives from a Rwandan refugee camp. Nurs Ethics 2012; 19:538-49. [PMID: 22496055 DOI: 10.1177/0969733011421627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Working at the bedside and within communities as patient advocates, nurses frequently intervene to advance individuals' health and well-being. However, the International Council of Nurses' Code of Ethics asserts that nurses should expand beyond the individual model and also promote a rights-enabling environment where respect for human dignity is paramount. This article applies the results of an ethnographic human rights study with displaced populations in Rwanda to argue for a rights-based social advocacy role for nurses. Human rights advocacy strategies include sensitization, participation, protection, good governance, and accountability. By adopting a rights-based approach to advocacy, nurses contribute to health agendas that include more just social relationships, equitable access to opportunities, and health-positive living situations for all persons.
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- Carol Pavlish
- School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Pavlish C, Brown-Saltzman K, Hersh M, Shirk M, Rounkle AM. Nursing priorities, actions, and regrets for ethical situations in clinical practice. J Nurs Scholarsh 2011; 43:385-95. [PMID: 22008185 DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01422.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Nurses in all clinical settings encounter ethical issues that frequently lead to moral distress. This critical incident study explored nurses' descriptions of ethically difficult situations to identify priorities, action responses, and regrets. METHODS Employing the critical incident technique, researchers developed a questionnaire that collected information on ethically difficult situations, nurse actions, and situational outcomes. Data on nursing priorities and actions were analyzed and categorized using a constant comparison technique. FINDINGS Addressing patient autonomy and quality of life were ethical priorities in the majority of cases. In many cases, nurses analyzed ethics from a diffuse perspective and only considered one dimension of the ethics conflict. However, some nurses were specific in their ethical analysis and proactive in their action choices. Nurses also identified 12 ethics-specific nurse activities, five ways of being, three ways of knowing, and two ways of deliberating. In 21 cases, nurses chose not to pursue their concerns beyond providing standard care. Several nurses expressed significant regret in their narration; most regretted unnecessary pain and suffering, and some claimed they did not do enough for the patient. CONCLUSIONS Not enough specific, evidence-based ethics actions have been developed. Stronger and more proactive nursing voices with early ethics interventions would make valuable contributions to quality of care for patients, especially at the end of life. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Ever-expanding treatment options raise ethical issues and challenge nurses to be effective patient advocates. Evidence-based nursing interventions that promptly identify and address moral conflict will benefit patients, their families, and the entire healthcare team by mitigating potential moral distress and disengagement.
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- Carol Pavlish
- UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90095–6918, USA.
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If the health care system in the United States is to be sustainable, dramatic changes that result in better outcomes, lower costs, and improved quality are needed. As the largest group of health care providers, successful change will depend, in part, upon nursing practitioners, leaders, visionaries, advocates, and educators who are courageous enough to make difficult decisions and to follow through with actions. This philosophical inquiry addresses the nature of courage, types and motivations for courageous actions, and the complex psychological manifestations of thinking courageously. The inquiry concludes with educational and practical goals to promote proper use of courage in clinical practice.
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Flodén A, Berg M, Forsberg A. ICU nurses' perceptions of responsibilities and organisation in relation to organ donation--a phenomenographic study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2011; 27:305-16. [PMID: 21872472 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2011.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Revised: 07/16/2011] [Accepted: 08/06/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES According to the Istanbul declaration, health services should create better routines for identifying potential donors. A previous study involving 702 intensive and critical care (ICU) nurses revealed that only 48% trusted clinical diagnosis of brain death without a confirmatory cerebral angiography. The aim was to study ICU nurses' perceptions of their experiences of professional responsibilities and organisational aspects in relation to organ donation and how they understand and perceive brain death. METHODS A phenomenographic method was chosen. Data collection (interviews) took place in Sweden and included fifteen nurses; one man and fourteen women, from six hospitals serving different geographic areas. RESULTS The findings pertain to three domains: ICU nurses' perceptions of (1) their professional responsibility, (2) the role of the organisation regarding organ donation and (3) death and the diagnosis of brain death. CONCLUSION The ambiguity and various perceptions of brain death diagnosis seem to be a crucial aspect when caring for a brain dead patient. The lack of structured and sufficient organisation also appears to be a limiting factor. Both these aspects are essential for the ICU nurses' opportunities to fulfil their professional responsibility during the organ donation process.
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- Anne Flodén
- The Unit for Organ and Tissue Donation, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Bla straket 5, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Akhtar-Danesh N, Baumann A, Kolotylo C, Lawlor Y, Tompkins C, Lee R. Perceptions of Professionalism Among Nursing Faculty and Nursing Students. West J Nurs Res 2011; 35:248-71. [DOI: 10.1177/0193945911408623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Although there is no consensus about the definition of professionalism, some generally recognized descriptors include knowledge, specialization, intellectual and individual responsibility, and well-developed group consciousness. In this study, Q-methodology was used to identify common viewpoints about professionalism held by nursing faculty and students, and four viewpoints emerged as humanists, portrayers, facilitators, and regulators. The humanists reflected the view that professional values include respect for human dignity, personal integrity, protection of patient privacy, and protection of patients from harm. The portrayers believed that professionalism is evidenced by one’s image, attire, and expression. For facilitators, professionalism not only involves standards and policies but also includes personal beliefs and values. The regulators believed that professionalism is fostered by a workplace in which suitable beliefs and standards are communicated, accepted, and implemented by its staff. The differences indicate that there may be numerous contextual variables that affect individuals’ perceptions of professionalism.
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Ware LJ, Bruckenthal P, Davis GC, O'Conner-Von SK. Factors that influence patient advocacy by pain management nurses: results of the American society for pain management nursing survey. Pain Manag Nurs 2010; 12:25-32. [PMID: 21349446 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2009.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2009] [Revised: 12/15/2009] [Accepted: 12/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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What is the meaning of advocacy, and how does it relate to the nurse who wants patients to experience optimum pain management? This question and the lack of empirical data provided the stimulus for the American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) Research Committee to explore ASPMN members' beliefs, knowledge, and skills regarding pain management advocacy activities. The specific aim of the study was to determine the educational needs for and barriers of advocacy for nurses working with patients experiencing pain. An ASPMN Advocacy Survey Instrument was developed to gather data about advocacy activities and interventions. The sample consisted of 188 ASPMN nurses (20% of the membership) who responded via the internet. Study findings revealed that the majority of nurse respondents were active in personal advocacy, serving as guardians of the patient. They confronted physicians as necessary and assisted patients to evaluate their pain management. Regarding making the public aware of pain management-related issues (i.e., public awareness advocacy), the respondents were not as active. Respondents were knowledgeable about pain management and best practices/best evidence, with the exceptions of legislative issues and media training. These two areas need support and educational intervention. Additional areas in need of education and training, as identified by respondents, are social and political advocacy interventions. "Lack of time" was identified as the barrier to advocacy experienced by the greatest number of nurses.
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UNLABELLED Nursing advocacy for patients is viewed as a vital role for the nursing profession; however, there is little empirical research regarding nursing advocacy. PROBLEM The medical-surgical nursing specialty is the largest specialty in acute care settings, but few advocacy studies have focused exclusively on this specialty population. METHODS The purpose of this study was to explore the nurse advocacy actions and workplace support for advocacy using written narrative responses to a mailed survey using a medical-surgical nursing sample. FINDINGS The responses help to illuminate the importance of the advocate role for this nursing specialty and provide preliminary information on the advocacy actions and workplace support as reported by the nurses. CONCLUSIONS The resulting data provide a basis for examining the workplace environmental support for nursing advocacy, further delineate the actions of the nurse advocate, and clarify how nurse advocates follow patient desires regarding care. In addition, the results can be used in education, improving advocacy skills, and safety initiatives.
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- Robert G Hanks
- The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing, Arlington, TX, USA.
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Hanks RG. Development and testing of an instrument to measure protective nursing advocacy. Nurs Ethics 2010; 17:255-67. [DOI: 10.1177/0969733009352070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Patient advocacy is an important aspect of nursing care, yet there are few instruments to measure this essential function. This study was conducted to develop, determine the psychometric properties, and support validity of the Protective Nursing Advocacy Scale (PNAS), which measures nursing advocacy beliefs and actions from a protective perspective. The study used a descriptive correlational design with a systematically selected sample of 419 medical-surgical registered nurses. Analysis of the 43-item instrument was conducted using principal components analysis with promax rotation, which resulted in the items loading onto four components. The four subscales have sufficient internal consistency, as did the overall PNAS. Satisfactory evidence of construct, content, and convergent validity were determined. Implications for nursing practice include using the PNAS in conjunction with an educational program to enhance advocacy skills, which may help to improve patient outcomes.
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- Robert G Hanks
- The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing, USA,
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Griel Iii LC, Loeb SJ. Health issues faced by adolescents incarcerated in the juvenile justice system. JOURNAL OF FORENSIC NURSING 2009; 5:162-179. [PMID: 19702743 DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2009.01049.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Incarcerated adolescents have a high level of health problems when compared to those not incarcerated. These higher rates are in part due to inadequate coping skills. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a literature review of articles that focus on the health issues of incarcerated adolescents. This review provides an overview of the issue, strategies that nurses working in juvenile facilities can employ to increase their impact on the health of adolescent offenders, and research needs for the future. Thirty articles published around the world between the years 1995 and 2007 are reviewed and described.
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- Lester C Griel Iii
- Family Nurse Practitioner, Family Health Associates, Lewistown, PA 17044, USA.
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