Bridging the Gap: a study of general nurses’ perceptions of patient advocacy in Ireland

Advocacy has become an accepted and integral attribute of nursing practice. Despite this adoption of advocacy, confusion remains about the precise nature of the concept and how it should be enacted in practice. The aim of this study was to investigate general nurses’ perceptions of being patient adv...

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Authors: O’Connor, Tom (Author) ; Kelly, Billy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2005
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2005, Volume: 12, Issue: 5, Pages: 453-467
Further subjects:B concept development
B Advocacy
B Conflict
B Ireland
B intermediates
B general nursing
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