From the Editor's Perspective …

Ever since Florence Nightingale created her compassionate, patient-oriented care, nurses have been prepared to serve as both physical coordinators of care and patient advocates. A core component within nursing is our advocacy, and every patient interaction provides an opportunity to provide advocacy. We all work to protect our patient's rights on an individual basis. That might mean supporting or speaking up about a patient's decisions providing culturally sensitive information to a patient's family or even just making sure staff is using appropriate hand washing techniques.

Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - August 25, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Cindy Lewis Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research