Professional Nursing Organization-Importance of Patient advocacy

Discuss the importance of advocacy as it pertains to patient care. What is the nurse’s role in patient advocacy? Describe a situation in which you were involved with patient advocacy. Explain what the advocacy accomplished for the patient, and what the repercussions would have been if the patient would not have had an advocate.

please consider your responsibility as a patient & family advocate. How have you done this, or seen it done in the healthcare setting? There is no requirement for APA reference in this discussion. Use 300 words or more.