Advocacy nursing Q&A

Advocacy nursing Q&A advocacy - Correct Answer can be defined as protecting by expressing and defending the cause of another. Thes ANA key concept. Client advocacy is a primary role of the nurse. Examples of client advocacy include: - Correct Answer Representing the client's needs and wishes to other healthcare professionals. Helping clients exercise their rights. The concept of advocacy is related to most of the other concepts - Correct Answer Ethics: The role of the advocate is to uphold ethics in all situations. Legal issues: All clients have the right to expect competent nursing practice. The professional nurse will ensure that all clients receive this care. Professional behaviors: Nurses hold the public's trust as professionals. One of the roles of the professional nurse is to advocate for the client through professional behaviors The concept of advocacy is related to most of the other concepts part 2 - Correct Answer Culture and diversity: The culture and diversity of each client must be taken into consideration when providing care. The professional nurse must ensure that the client is able to maintain their choices. Healthcare systems: The complexities of the healthcare system are difficult to maneuver even for the well-educated client. The professional nurse can assist the client to maneuver within the system. Values Basic to Client Advocacy - Correct Answer The client is a holistic, autonomous being who has the right to make choices and decisions. The client has the right to expect a nurse-client relationship that is based on shared respect, trust, collaboration in solving problems related to health and healthcare needs, and consideration of his or her thoughts and feelings. The nurse has the responsibility to ensure the client has access to healthcare services that meet health needs. Skills the nurse must develop in order to be an effective advocate include: - Correct Answer Assertiveness A recognition that the rights and values of clients and families must take precedence when they conflict with those of healthcare providers An awareness that conflicts may arise over issues that require consultation, confrontation, or negotiation between the nurse and administrative personnel, or between the nurse and healthcare provider The ability to work with community agencies and lay practitioners An understanding that advocacy may require political action, such as communicating a client's healthcare needs to government and other officials who have the authority to do something about these needs. The nurse may need to advocate for clients in the following areas: - Correct Answer Promoting health, such as by ensuring good nutrition, suggesting immunizations, and helping with stress management Ensuring safety, such as by assessing for abuse and neglect, preventing accidents, and being aware of community resources Participating on committees and task forces in the healthcare agency or community Collaborating with care teams in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and nursing care settings In order to determine the advocacy needs of the client, the nurse must assess the following - Correct Answer Client's ability to cooperate and make decisions Reliability of information provided by the client, especially if the client exhibits impairment of cognitive function or mental instability Client's medical history and family situation Based on the nurse's assessment of the client, advocacy interventions may include: - Correct Answer Educating clients and their families about their legal rights Monitoring treatment planning and delivery of service for the abuse of client rights Evaluating policies and procedures regarding infringement of client rights Ensuring that clients have the necessary information to make an informed decision or give informed consent Questioning other healthcare professionals when they provide care that is based on stereotypic ideas rather than on assessment of the individual client's needs Speaking out for safe practice conditions when threatened by budget cutbacks Types of Advocacy: Empowerment - Correct Answer Nurses advocate for clients in order to protect their rights and empower them to participate in making informed healthcare decisions. Types of Advocacy: Enabling - Correct Answer Enabling is defined as "facilitating the other's passage through life transitions and unfamiliar events."1 Enabling includes: Coaching Informing Explaining Assisting Guiding Focusing Validating Types of Advocacy: Four Dimensions of Advocacy - Correct Answer there are four dimensions of advocacy when the nurse is caring for a client.2 Being a client advocate Following through or following up Providing resources Going above and beyond Types of Advocacy: Educating Providers and Others - Correct Answer Advocacy in this situation involves educating healthcare providers so that they are able to provide appropriate care to their clients Types of Advocacy: Professional & Public Domains - Correct Answer Both individual nurses and professional organizations have many opportunities to: Speak publically for the health, welfare, and safety of their clients Take steps to protect client rights Inform the public about issues and concerns through articles and other media Lobby their congressional representatives on behalf of better health care for all people Run for political office Types of Advocacy: Illegal, Immoral, or Unethical Activities of Professionals. - Correct Answer Nurses have a legal responsibility to report other professionals suspected of engaging in illegal, immoral, or unethical activities by following established procedures at the facility of employment.