The purpose of this assessment is to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to deliver holistic care and advocate for your patients.
Critically analyse your role as an instrument/circulating nurse and reflect on how you promote patient advocacy. You should relate your answer to any one of the patients from the case scenarios covered in this subject.
Your case analysis should include a definition addressing patient advocacy. It should also address the following points:
Patient safety management within the perioperative environment, including infection control
legal and ethical issues
patient assessment specific to your role
non technical skills including communication