What is the focus of client advocacy?
1. The nurse is responsible for the client's health.
2. The nurse should influence the client to make the right decision.
3. The focus is respect for the client's decisions and enhancement of autonomy.
4. Emphasis is on correcting the client's reported weaknesses.
Correct Answer: 3
Client advocacy is focused on respect of the client's decision-making and enhancement of the client's autonomy. The nurse should assist the client with decision-making, but not influence the decision. The nurse is not responsible for the client's health; that is the client's responsibility. The nurse is not responsible for correcting the client's weaknesses.
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