title: Patient advocacy in palliative care.
abstract: Advocacy is a contentious and topical issue and there is continued debate as to whether a nurse can ever truly represent patients' views and interests. This article will address this argument with particular reference to palliative care.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Penn
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D013727:Terminal Care