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Patient Advocacy: A Closer Look

Diversity Nursing

Patient advocacy is a critical aspect of providing safe and effective patient care. Nurse advocates are tasked with helping patients understand and navigate their healthcare journey, including answering questions, explaining medical care, discussing and explaining billing or insurance, and other healthcare-related topics.

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6 Ways ER and Urgent Care Nurses Can Bridge the Gap for Uninsured Patients

Scrubs

By participating in hospital committees or local healthcare councils, nurses can influence broader policy initiatives to improve access and reduce costs for uninsured patients. Advocacy also involves educating patients about their rights and the healthcare resources available, empowering them to make informed decisions about their care.

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Meet the New President of the AANP: Stephen A. Ferrara

Minority Nurse

Ferrara is passionate about health information technology and integrating evidence-based practice into daily nursing practice. His doctoral work examined the impact of group medical visits for patients with Type 2 diabetes and whether this intervention led to better health outcomes.

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A “New Era” for Social Determinants of Health

Nurse.com

How SDOH affect people’s health outcomes How to screen for SDOH How to access resources to remediate SDOH There are plenty of resources to help you — at your own institution, specialty organizations , and at local, state, and federal levels.

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Communication, Clinical Competence, And More: What Are the Top Skills to Be a Nurse?

Post University

Empathy and Patient Advocacy Empathy is essential, as it allows nurses to understand what exactly drives their patients or why they behave the way they do. Additionally, they may need to adjust their approach to reflect differences in patient learning styles. Nurses bear much of this responsibility.