title: Nurses: trusted patient advocates.
authors.affiliation: Saint Joseph Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, NY, USA. maureen.iacono@sjhsyr.org
authors.forename: Maureen V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Iacono
mesh_terms: D001242:Assertiveness; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D004645:Empathy; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012938:Social Perception; D035502:Trust / Q000523:psychology*