Health and human rights advocacy: Perspectives from a Rwandan refugee camp
Working at the bedside and within communities as patient advocates, nurses frequently intervene to advance individuals’ health and well-being. However, the International Council of Nurses’ Code of Ethics asserts that nurses should expand beyond the individual model and also promote a rights-enabling...
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Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Sage
2012
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Nursing ethics
Έτος: 2012, Τόμος: 19, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 538-549 |
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Nursing Ethics
B Ethnography B Advocacy B Human Rights B gender-based violence |
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Σύνοψη: | Working at the bedside and within communities as patient advocates, nurses frequently intervene to advance individuals’ health and well-being. However, the International Council of Nurses’ Code of Ethics asserts that nurses should expand beyond the individual model and also promote a rights-enabling environment where respect for human dignity is paramount. This article applies the results of an ethnographic human rights study with displaced populations in Rwanda to argue for a rights-based social advocacy role for nurses. Human rights advocacy strategies include sensitization, participation, protection, good governance, and accountability. By adopting a rights-based approach to advocacy, nurses contribute to health agendas that include more just social relationships, equitable access to opportunities, and health-positive living situations for all persons. |
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ISSN: | 1477-0989 |
Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0969733011421627 |