title: The nurse advocate and care for the caregivers.
abstract: Dramatic improvement in morale, increased retention and an enhanced atmosphere of optimism resulted from introduction of a Nurse Advocate role in an acute care hospital. Within the context of a collaborative governance model, the Nurse Advocate was able to empower individuals and groups to immediate successes. Use of registry nurses was reduced by 99 percent!
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Loomer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacoby
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schader
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D004526:Efficiency; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D009013:Morale; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support