What examples of advocacy do you see in your own nursing practice? List and discuss 2 examples.
Submission Instructions:
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
- You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Your reply posts are worth 2 points (1 point per response.)
- All replies must be constructive and use literature where possible.
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As a nurse, patients’ education is very important because many of the leading causes of death in America are closely associated with unhealthy lifestyles. For instance, stroke, hypertension, lung disease, and many others. Based on research, counseling and patients’ education have helped provide patients with current information regarding certain lifestyles and their impact on their health. Nurse-patient education helps create trust and empowers patients to fully participate in their health care as they have sufficient information to make an informed decision regarding their health.
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