title: Advocacy in nursing.
abstract: The role of nurse as advocate is fraught with potential dangers, for both the patient and the nurse. Owen Bennett argues that until there is a universally accepted definition, this will continue to be the case.
authors.affiliation: Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000592:standards*; D010344:Patient Advocacy