The nurse educator is presenting a lecture regarding advocacy in nursing. Which interventions will the nurse include as they exemplify client advocacy?
Select all that apply.
A) Educating clients and their families about their legal rights
B) Ensuring that clients have the necessary information to make an informed decision or give informed consent
C) Speaking out for safe practice conditions when threatened by budget cutbacks
D) Supporting medical authority
E) Questioning other healthcare professionals when they provide care that is based on stereotypic ideas rather than on an assessment of the individual client's needs
Answer: A, B, C, E
Clients must understand their rights in order to be able to defend them. As an advocate, the nurse provides clients with the information they need to make informed decisions and supports the clients' rights to make their own healthcare decisions. A nurse should understand that advocacy may require political action. Conflicts may arise over issues that require consultation, confrontation, or negotiation between the nurse and administrative personnel or between the nurse and primary care providers. Nursing advocates should respect the diversity of all clients and promote equal care for all clients.
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