Patient advocacy in palliative care

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 13 Jan 1994 English Publisher:Mark Allen GroupJournal:British Journal of Nursing, volume 3, pages 40-42 (issn: 0966-0461, eissn: 2052-2819,

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Authors: K, Penn;

doi: 10.12968/bjon.1994.3.1.40

pmid: 8142731

Patient advocacy in palliative care

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Abstract

Advocacy is a contentious and topical issue and there is continued debate as to whether a nurse can ever truly represent patients' views and interests. This article will address this argument with particular reference to palliative care.

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Terminal Care, Communication, Ethics, Nursing, Humans, Professional Autonomy, Patient Advocacy, Nurse-Patient Relations

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