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Patient Advocacy in the Perioperative Setting
Author(s) -
Boyle Heather J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60317-7
Subject(s) - perioperative , perioperative nursing , nursing , perception , medicine , psychology , family medicine , anesthesia , neuroscience
• A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY was undertaken to define patient advocacy and perioperative nurses' role as advocates and to investigate perioperative nurses' perceptions of behaviors that represent advocacy in the perioperative setting. • A PURPOSIVE SAMPLE of 163 perioperative RNs from upstate New York was invited to participate in the study. A total of 57 responses were returned, and 33 individuals participated in audiotaped interviews. • THE FOUR OVERARCHING THEMES that emerged from the interviews include protection, communication/giving voice, doing, and comfort and caring. These interrelated, overlapping themes represent nurses' definition, role, and experiences of patient advocacy in the perioperative setting. AORN J 82 (August 2005) 250–262.