A field study of the role of nurses in advocating for safe practice in hospitals

Abstract

The findings contribute to a more complete understanding of nurses' advocacy role and practices, which have a significant bearing on patient safety.

Compliance of Nurses to National Core Competency Standards

“…The findings of very high level of compliance as displayed in the table above for both respondents (staff nurses and nurse supervisors) indicates that the staff nurse-respondents have developed partnerships with other healthcare workers in the hospital or worked as part of the healthcare team to achieve the best possible outcomes which is safe and quality nursing care while utilizing individual skills and talents to reach the highest of patient care standards. This finding is supported by the study of Choi et al, (2014) which reported that the modeling of expert nurses and team-based learning emerged as essential factors facilitating the development of nurses' advocacy role and practices. Also according to Menenghini et al (2011), the proper use of relationship attitudes and skills helped nursing professionals express problems to the institutions, to seek solutions among peers, improve job satisfaction and reduce their experience of occupational stress.…”

Constructing definitions of safety risks while nurses care for hospitalised older people: Secondary analysis of qualitative data

“…We suggest that system issues that contribute to less RN time at the bedside need to be considered as risks to safety. Other authors have reported that staffing levels influence nurse's ability to protect older people from iatrogenic changes (Choi, Cheung, & Pang, 2014;LaFont et al, 2011). Moreover, they have argued that ignoring older people's mobility needs constitutes a safety risk (Kneafsey et al, 2014).…”

“We are the best to stand in for patients”: a qualitative study on nurses’ advocacy characteristics in Ghana

“…Nurses felt that because they were close, more approachable and accessible to the patients, they perceived them to be less threatening than other health professionals [ 10 , 25 , 26 ]. They also educated and counseled patients and relatives [ 25 , 27 ] and assisted them with navigation of the health system [ 7 , 28 ]. Again, they cared for babies on the ward in the absence of their caregivers [ 29 ], settled misunderstandings between patients and other staff and comforted angry patients [ 25 ].…”