title: Patient Advocacy in an Obstetric Setting.
abstract: A correlation study design was used to examine the interrelatedness of power, attitudes regarding intermittent fetal monitoring, and perceived barriers to research utilization with a labor and delivery nurse's attitude toward patient advocacy using the conceptual framework of the science of unitary human beings. The linear combination of the three independent variables was significantly correlated to attitude toward patient advocacy and power as knowing participation in change had the greatest impact on patient advocacy.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Boston.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Heelan-Fancher
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009742:Nursing Theory; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: barriers to research utilization; fetal monitoring; patient advocacy; power as knowing participation in change