49 Week 1

Advocacy is a fundamental component of professional nursing practice and essential to quality patient care. For this week’s discussion, please address the following. Ensure you incorporate content from the required reading to support your content.

Part 1: Define Nurse Advocacy

• In your own words, what does nurse advocacy mean to you as a nursing professional?
• How would you explain the concept of advocacy to someone outside the healthcare field?

Part 2: Types of Advocacy

• Describe patient advocacy and its role in nursing practice
• Describe professional advocacy and its role in nursing practice
• How do these two types of advocacy differ, and how might they overlap in your daily work?

Part 3: Importance of Both Types

• Explain why patient advocacy is crucial to quality nursing care and patient outcomes
• Explain why professional advocacy is important for the nursing profession and healthcare system
• What might happen if nurses neglect either type of advocacy?

Part 4: Personal Practice Examples

• Provide a specific example from your own clinical experience where you engaged in patient advocacy (maintain confidentiality by using no identifying information)
• Provide a specific example from your own experience where you engaged in professional advocacy or witnessed it in action
• Reflect on how these experiences shaped your understanding of your role as a nurse advocate

I’ve made sure to open the week 1 article. Please site 1 scholars nursing source. Less than 5 years

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