Exercise by the health advocacy nurse in patient defense: integrative review ; Ejercicio de la enfermera de defensa del paciente: revisión integrativa ; Exercício pelo enfermeiro da advocacia em saúde em defesa do paciente: revisão integrativa

The term health advocacy by nursing is defined as the active support of nurses in relation to the patient's rights and choices, as well as clarifying their healthcare decisions with assistance in choosing informed decisions and protecting human rights. The aim of this article is to analyze, in the national and international literature, the practice of health advocacy in patient defense by nurses. This is an integrative review conducted from March to July 2021 through the search for studies published from 2010 to 2020 in journals indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS and CINAHL. The sample consisted of fourteen primary studies, mainly in English and conducted in Brazil, USA, Australia, Sweden, Iran and Japan. The articles that made up the study sample can be systematized and presented from the categories "Identification of vulnerabilities of law of the patient” and “Communication with patients, family members and other professionals”. The nurses are advocating against actions that can be characterized as identification, communication to defend the patient's rights and facing barriers. a clearer definition of health advocacy by nurses is essential, as well as more studies analyzing the practice of exercise. ; El término defensa de la salud por parte de la enfermería se define como el apoyo activo de las enfermeras en relación con los derechos y las opciones de los pacientes, así como el esclarecimiento de sus decisiones de atención médica con asistencia para elegir decisiones informadas y proteger los derechos humanos. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar, en la literatura nacional e internacional, la práctica de la abogacía en salud en la defensa del paciente por parte del enfermero. Se trata de una revisión integradora realizada de marzo a julio de 2021 mediante la búsqueda de estudios publicados de 2010 a 2020 en revistas indexadas en PubMed / MEDLINE, LILACS y CINAHL. La muestra estuvo conformada por catorce estudios primarios, principalmente en inglés y realizados en Brasil, Estados Unidos, Australia, Suecia, ...