Nurse advocate are liaison between patient, doctors and family members. As nurses we should all be nurse advocate. It’s the most important role we assume. The nurse protects the patient’s human rights and legal rights and provides assistance is asserting those rights and if the need arises. It’s easy to think getting medication or listening to patient is advocating. these are some of the things we do. However being a patient advocate we should fully inform patients of their diagnosis assess and help Patients make the best decisions about their health care. Nurse advocate works with patients to provide the best treatment options. A nurse advocate should be knowledgeable about different illness, treatment options and health care costs in order
