Nursing 1170A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Community Organizing, Canadian Nurses Association, Interpersonal Communication
6 Jan 2018
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3 core attributes of advocacy: safeguarding patient autonomy, acting on behalf of patients who are not able to act for themselves, championing social justice. Patient advocates: call a physician, request a medication to be ordered, dialogue with another hcp about a patient, coordinate services, speak to a family member, https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=ndam8h7ashs. Strengths-based nursing care: advocating on behalf of a person often involves pleading for something different and changing the minds of people in positions of power, advocating requires the nurse to possess the following strengths, courage. I(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)es o(cid:448)er(cid:272)o(cid:373)i(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) fears (or at least containing them) Involves integrity being honest and having strong moral principles: self-efficacy. Advocacy (social justice advocacy: advocacy involves engaging others, exercising voice and mobilizing evidence to influence policy and practice. It means speaking out against inequity and inequality. It involves participating directly and indirectly in political processes and acknowledges the important roles of evidence, power and politics in advancing policy options. (canadian nurses association, 2016)
