Advocate

Patient Advocate: In my current occupation as a project manager for a countertop provider I am the liaison between the customer, shop, sales staff, and upper management. A major portion of my responsibilities is being the customer’s advocate. In a work environment with many different segments geared towards production, I am the sole connection the customer has to the various departments within the workplace. It is my responsibility to educate the customer of our industry and its…

The Importance of Being a Self-Care Advocate When Living With Chronic Illness "This is a sponsored post for Self Care Catalysts. I have been compensated through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. All opinions remain my own and I was in now way influenced by the company." When you live with a chronic illness, being your own self-care advocate is just as important as being your own wellness advocate. I'm a firm believer in wellness advocacy whereby the patient stands up for themselves,…

for a patient who is trying to decide whether or not to accept a treatment. This involve inform and support. I provide them with the information needed to make an informed decision. There are several steps involved in being an effective patient advocate: 1. Present the information in a way that is meaningful to the patients 2. Make sure the patient agrees to receive the information. 3. Support: Patient advocacy involves referring them to support groups and interest group, 4. Education:…

opinion on issues but also how to break out of that passive advocacy and become someone who not only believes in something, but also someone who does something about what they believe. One of my first experiences with finally becoming an “active advocate” was when I became involved in the Seeds of Hope Summer Camp, a two week long summer program and year long mentor program that works with at-risk youths who come from abusive homes, the foster system, and a variety of other difficult situations.…

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…

During an 8-month span in 2015, I served as the acting Veteran Advocate under direct supervision of the Vet Center Director / Team Leader. I was able to gained viable clinical experience through Chapter 31’s, non-paid work experience program. During this time, I was responsible for initiating contact with new clients by conducting intakes and screening for onsite re-adjustment counseling. I also worked hand in hand with license clinicians in an effort to coordinate and enhance care through a…

Electronic medical records (EMR) allow healthcare systems to exchange health information electronically. These electronic records improve patient care, provides accurate and up to date patient records and it improves provider communication. Introduction Advocate Health systems is one of the largest health care systems in Illinois. It consists of serval hospitals and outpatient facilities. They are well known for their exceptional…

HSC2000 Professor Jackson Patient Advocate First one must know what a patient advocate is and what their job role entails. Patient advocates help patients in various ways. They may ensure a patient sees the appropriate doctors; that treatment plans are being followed; and that the patient is taking advantage of all available treatment options. Advocates also coordinate care between doctors, if needed. (Health) For me the decision of becoming a patient advocate came to light when my husband was…

The Role of the Nurse as Patient Advocate The purpose of this paper is to look at the role of the nurse as patient advocate; as well as some barriers they may face while partaking in this role. The term advocate does not have just one definition or meaning. Various areas of study such as psychology, sociology, and law all perceive the definition of advocate in a different way. Some of “the nursing literature relies on a legal definition of an advocate as someone who defends the patient against…

Constructive conflict can be promoted in a group setting using two technique approaches; devil’s advocate and dialect. These are approaches that are used to create artificial conflict within a group with hopes to gain knowledge in the results. Devil’s advocate. The devil’s approach is one of the two approaches that is used to produce a positive resolution to conflict management. Mangers use devil’s advocate to allow the individual to present a case in front of a group and allows the group to…