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Patientadvocacy 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.
Cultural Competence: Cultural competence in Nursing is essential for providing holistic, patient-centered care that respects the diverse values and needs of individuals of different cultural backgrounds. Advocacy: Advocacy is an integral aspect of the Nursing profession.
Our hope is that our work will improve turnover and caregiver and patientsatisfaction,” Connelly added. Healthcare will always be in a state of flux and nurses will always be at the vanguard of patientadvocacy and care delivery.
Inadequate health literacy can affect timely access to care, continuity of care, and patientsatisfaction. It can also contribute to low compliance with discharge instructions, which can increase the chances that a patient will be readmitted.
Empathy and PatientAdvocacy Empathy is essential, as it allows nurses to understand what exactly drives their patients or why they behave the way they do. Empathy also improves patientsatisfaction by demonstrating to patients that their nurses truly care.
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