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Empowering Advocacy in Various Arenas

Learn about self-advocacy, patient advocacy, professional advocacy, and other forms of advocacy. Develop crucial advocacy skills and understand the duty to advocate ethically in nursing practice.

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Empowering Advocacy in Various Arenas

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  1. 22 C H A P T E R ADVOCACY IN THE PUBLIC ARENA

  2. Self-Advocacy • Speaking up for yourself • Taking responsibility • Promoting change • Willing to take risks • Requires effective communication, problem-solving skills

  3. Patient Advocacy • Speaking up for patients • Putting patient needs before others’ • Need to use evidence based practice

  4. Skills for Patient Advocacy • Relevant experience • Self-awareness • Critical thinking skills • Ability to recognize when to act • Willing to take risks

  5. Professional Advocacy • Nurse advocacy • Workplace advocacy • Workforce advocacy

  6. Other Forms of Advocacy • Public advocacy • Electronic advocacy

  7. Duty to Advocate • Ends and means • Professional ethics (Figure 22-2)

  8. Duty to Advocate (cont.) Ethical Choices in Nursing Practice

  9. Intrapersonal Advocacy Skills • Self-knowledge • Critical thinking • Risk taking

  10. Interpersonal Advocacy Skills • Communication (crucial conversations) • Forming coalitions

  11. Power • Ability or capacity to do something • Multiple types (Table 22-1)

  12. Advocacy Development • Buy-in • Self-interest • Political sophistication • Leading the way

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