Abstract:Objective: to promote reflection upon the barriers, facilitators and potential implications of patient advocacy on the part of nurses.Results: this reflection results from a thorough reading of the international literature addressing patient advocacy along with Brazilian and international studies addressing moral distress and its relationship with patient advocacy.Conclusion: the barriers imposed on patient advocacy are well-known and such constraints are based on the organizational structure of health institu… Show more
“…The right to health in Brazil can therefore be considered as the result of political struggle, with the active participation of health workers, especially nursing professionals. This history of social mobilization seems to stand out in the minds of professionals, who have demonstrated this awareness by confirming the importance of a basic understanding of the relationship between health and human rights [2, 22].…”
Background
In the context of global health, the work of nurses is of key importance, given their role as diplomats in global health and as fundamental forces in the construction of global partnerships. This study seeks to identify the understanding and perceptions of Brazilian nursing faculty members regarding literacy of human rights related to health in nursing undergraduate programs.
Methods
Methodological, quantitative and cross-sectional study carried out with nursing faculty members from 20 Brazilian higher education institutions. For the data collection, the Brazilian version of the Basic Core Competencies in Global Health questionnaire was used, available on the website Survey Monkey. In this article, the answers related to the domain “Health as a human right and development resource” were assessed. Descriptive statistics were applied, as well as Cronbach’s alpha coefficient.
Results
In total, 222 questionnaires were completed. As for the domain “Health as a human right and development resource”, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient corresponded to 0.839 for the three domain items. Most of the participants fully agreed on the relevance of the contents related to the theme for nurses’ education.
Conclusions
It is essential that nurses have contact with human rights international instruments that influence implementation of health and health research policies, though this content’s treatment is still incipient in Brazilian nursing programs.
“…The right to health in Brazil can therefore be considered as the result of political struggle, with the active participation of health workers, especially nursing professionals. This history of social mobilization seems to stand out in the minds of professionals, who have demonstrated this awareness by confirming the importance of a basic understanding of the relationship between health and human rights [2, 22].…”
Background
In the context of global health, the work of nurses is of key importance, given their role as diplomats in global health and as fundamental forces in the construction of global partnerships. This study seeks to identify the understanding and perceptions of Brazilian nursing faculty members regarding literacy of human rights related to health in nursing undergraduate programs.
Methods
Methodological, quantitative and cross-sectional study carried out with nursing faculty members from 20 Brazilian higher education institutions. For the data collection, the Brazilian version of the Basic Core Competencies in Global Health questionnaire was used, available on the website Survey Monkey. In this article, the answers related to the domain “Health as a human right and development resource” were assessed. Descriptive statistics were applied, as well as Cronbach’s alpha coefficient.
Results
In total, 222 questionnaires were completed. As for the domain “Health as a human right and development resource”, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient corresponded to 0.839 for the three domain items. Most of the participants fully agreed on the relevance of the contents related to the theme for nurses’ education.
Conclusions
It is essential that nurses have contact with human rights international instruments that influence implementation of health and health research policies, though this content’s treatment is still incipient in Brazilian nursing programs.
“…Cole C, Wellard, S, Mummery J (16) Nurs Ethics Australia Advocacy; Autonomy; Nursing; Relational Autonomy 3 2014 Josse-Eklund A et al (17) Nurs Ethics Sweden 2017 Tomaschewski-Barlem J et al (19) Texto Based on the content analysis of the theme in the selected studies, two categories were extracted and constructed: "Right to health -a complex and progressive consolidation movement in Brazil" and "Advocacy in health and Nursing".…”
Section: Republic Of Congomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Considerable literature exists studying nursing advocacy and nurses' role in the rights of health service users (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22) . Despite these studies, there are still gaps in the conceptualization of nursing law, which for some makes it an ambiguous and abstract term, making its practice difficult (15) .…”
Section: Advocacy In Health and Nursingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, in everyday life, nurses are explicitly or implicitly called upon to act for the service users' right to health when, for example, they protect them against unnecessary treatment, unwanted interventions, or especially when they inform the service users about their rights, with a view to informed decisions on their future actions. Nurses need to face conflicts and be ready to negotiate and defend changes in the status quo, seeking to grant visibility and voice to those who cannot exercise their rights and autonomy (19)(20)(21)27) . Health service users are therefore vulnerable, uninformed and intimidated, and their rights are often overlooked (28) .…”
Objectives: to analyze nursing actions involving health advocacy in the context of primary health care and the consolidation of this right to health. Methods: this is an integrative literature review with content analysis of the results on health advocacy and its relationship with nursing in the context of primary health care. Results: the content analysis of the seven selected studies resulted in two thematic categories: “Right to health - a complex and progressive consolidation movement in Brazil” and “Advocacy in health and nursing”. Conclusions: despite the difficulties in defining the concept of health advocacy, nurses, in their practice, act with innovative alternatives to daily conflicts, exercising the users’ right to health in their relationships with health team members and the community.
“…Esse sofrimento moral ganha proporção quando, por pressões externas, os profissionais tornam-se incapazes de prosseguir em defesa do direito à saúde de usuários. 5 Com base no exposto, este estudo teve por objetivo realizar uma reflexão teórica acerca da atuação do enfermeiro no exercício da advocacia ao paciente frente à atual conjuntura de serviços de saúde no Brasil.…”
Objetivo: o presente estudo buscou tecer reflexão acerca da atuação do enfermeiro no exercício da advocacia ao paciente frente à atual conjuntura de serviços de saúde no Brasil. Para o profissional de Enfermagem a advocacia em saúde ainda está sendo acrescida como função, a fim de promover e defender os interesses e o bem-estar do paciente, assegurando que ele detenha o conhecimento dos seus direitos e acesso às informações, melhorando a sua saúde. Discutir sobre as dificuldades e desafios éticos da profissão do enfermeiro, sobretudo a atividade de advogar pelo usuário, deveria ser intrínseco às práticas diárias de saúde realizadas, principalmente durante a formação acadêmica. É possível concluir que a Enfermagem tem um caminho a percorrer no que concerne à advocacia do paciente, para que futuramente possa alicerçar essa atividade à sua prática diária.
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