The nurse listens as the physician asks the patient to participate in a research study and realizes the physician is not adequately explaining the risks of the study
As they leave the patient's room, the nurse encourages the physician to go back and explain the risks more thoroughly. What role is this nurse playing in patient care?
1. Teacher
2. Caregiver
3. Advocate
4. Communicator
ANS: 3
The nurse is protecting the patient's rights by asking the physician to be more forthcoming, so the nurse is acting in the role of advocate.
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