title: The nurse as patient advocate.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Bernal
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D001242:Assertiveness; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005783:Gender Identity; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028701:Patient Rights; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards; D012380:Role; D012945:Social Values; D028722:Virtues