Original Research: Tragedy into Policy: A Quantitative Study of Nurses' Attitudes Toward Patient Advocacy Activities

Abstract

Las Vegas hepatitis C outbreak, patient advocacy, whistleblower.

Swedish nurses’ perceptions of influencers on patient advocacy

“…35,36 This means that Swedish nurses are not threatened by relocations and dismissals if they advocate for patients, as may be the case for nurses in other cultures. 21,37 Two other negative influencers on the organisational level are geographical distance and time constraints as these decrease the nurses' opportunities to form a relationship with the patient. This result relates to the second level of influencers, that the nurse's bond with a patient influences advocacy, and demonstrates that nurses need to be close to patients not only in spirit but also in person, and for long enough to establish the necessary bond.…”

Whistleblowing Need not Occur if Internal Voices Are Heard: From Deaf Effect to Hearer Courage Comment on "Cultures of Silence and Cultures of Voice: The Role of Whistleblowing in Healthcare Organisations"

“…Research into the reasons why healthcare professionals, in this case nurses, are reluctant to report malpractice have been linked to both apathy, tied to an assumption that no action will be taken, and fear of retribution to their professional standing or personal lives, which have included both negative physical and emotional affects. 27,30,[32][33][34] In a recent UK National Health Service (NHS) survey of more than 2000 managers and clinicians a disparity of opinion emerged on the 'culture of voice. ' Here, staff were invited to report on the quality of leadership, transparency, and whistleblowing.…”

Families’ experiences of raising concerns in health care services: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

“…Most studies regarding reporting concerns related to staff experiences of whistleblowing and some of the issues facing them. These included the fear of repercussions (Jackson et al.,), a lack of responsiveness to concerns (Black, ; Calcraft, ; Chiang & Pepper, ; Davis & Konishi, ), the importance of relationships (Calcraft, ) and the relative ease of the process for reporting (Black, ).…”