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The Barriers and Facilitators to Patient Advocacy
| Barriers to patients advocacy | Facilitators to patients advocacy |
| Powerlessness | Nurse-patient relationship |
| Lack of Law and Code of Ethics | Recognizing and paying attention to patients' needs and conditions |
| Lack of Support for nurses | Nurses' responsibility |
| Physicians leading | Physician as colleague |
| Time shortage | Nurses' knowledge and skills |
| Limited communication | |
| Risks of advocacy | |
| Loyalty to peer | |
| Lack of motivation |
