Table 1

The Barriers and Facilitators to Patient Advocacy

Barriers to patients advocacy
Facilitators to patients advocacy

Powerlessness
Nurse-patient relationship
Lack of Law and Code of Ethics
Recognizing and paying attention to patients' needs and conditions
Lack of Support for nurses
Nurses' responsibility
Physicians leading
Physician as colleague
Time shortage
Nurses' knowledge and skills
Limited communication

Risks of advocacy

Loyalty to peer

Lack of motivation


Negarandeh et al. BMC Nursing 2006 5:3   doi:10.1186/1472-6955-5-3