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A True Example of Patient Engagement

Nurses Advocates

As nurse case managers and patient advocates, we discuss engaging our patients in their care. This would not work in Nancy’s case, as she was alone, but there was little we could do before the surgery. Nancy made some tentative arrangements ‘just in case.’ She is sad as she mourns his loss.

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Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

Nurse.com

In this model, nurses provide not only care but also coordination of care and can develop patient-focused care plans, which is necessary to keep everything running smoothly, according to Whitfield. Children’s hospitals in the U.S. For the project, 10 children’s hospitals in the U.S.