Patient advocacy: a concept analysis

• Published in: Nursing standard Vol. 17; no. 21; pp. 33 - 39
• Main Author: Baldwin, Moyra A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal College of Nursing Publishing Company (RCN) 05.02.2003; RCNi
• Subjects: Decision Making; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nursing; Nursing - methods; Patient Advocacy; Practice; Terminology as Topic; United Kingdom; United Kingdom

To clarify the ill-defined concept of patient advocacy and develop a model. An eclectic concept analysis was used in the study. Results of the analysis reveal that advocacy has three essential attributes: valuing, apprising and interceding. Antecedents to advocacy include a vulnerable population and...