Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse's role

Explanation of why advocacy is considered an essential component of the advance practice nurse's role

. o Patient advocacy can be considered an essential component of APN's role in nursing because patient advocacy was the foundation that many nurses base their nursing career on. As APN's are goal is to provide quality and effective care. Which means we must always do what is in the patient's best interest. APN's who serve as primary care providers in their specific

specialties in low-income, or disadvantage areas, can advocate for additional funds and access to care, fundings for a myriad of topics such as free-prenatal, care early education programs, free to low