Week 7 Advocacy Paper
Choose a patient-care situation in which the RN should
intervene and advocate for the patient.
An example of such a situation might be when a patient has not been
given complete informed consent.
Include the following in your paper:
Describe the clinical situation concisely and descriptively.
It can be an actual situation or a hypothetical one.
Apply the Bioethical Decision Making Model to the specific
clinical ethical situation that you choose. Address each section of the model
in your paper.
Conclude with a discussion of nursing advocacy in the
clinical setting and the nurse’s role as a patient advocate.
Your paper should be 4-5 pages.
You must reference and cite 1-2 scholarly sources other than
your text. Include a title page and a reference page to cite your text and
adhere to APA formatting.
Review the rubric for further information on how your
assignment will be graded.
