Patient advocacy in the USA: Key communication role functions

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-191

  Martin, Donald R ^a   Tipton, Bryan K ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary spanning; Communication effectiveness; Communication roles; Patient advocacy; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COUNSELING; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEGOTIATING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34547845331     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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