Advocacy is explained in concrete acts such as helping the patient access needed healthcare facilities, assuring the quality of treatment, defending the patient's interests, and acting as a coordinator for the patient and the health care environments. Aim: Assess pediatric nurses’ awareness regarding protective child advocacy and their rights in the hospital. Method: A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized, and a convenient sample of 103 nurses at the in-patient pediatric ward, neonatal intensive care unit, and pediatric intensive care unit at Minia university hospital for obstetric and pediatric hospital, Minia health insurance hospital, and Misr-El-Hora general hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health hospital. One tool was used, which included two parts, part Ⅰ: Demographic data for nurses. Part Ⅱ: Nurses’ awareness about the protective child advocacy scale and child rights Results: Most of the studied nurses had a good awareness of child advocacy and rights, and the minority had fair awareness. All the studied nurses aged between 30- < 35 years and 40- 45 years had good awareness about child advocacy, and all the studied nurses who had bachelor's degrees had a good level of awareness about child advocacy and rights. Conclusion: Increasing the nurses' age and their educational level provides an opportunity for them to advocate for children and maintain their rights. Recommendation: Conducting training courses for nurses about child advocacy and their rights is the Ministry of Health's responsibility in the hospital.
Aboelmagd, A. (2022). Pediatric Nurses’ Awareness Regarding Protective Child Advocacy and Their Rights in the Hospital. International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, (), -. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.116643.1152
MLA
Amna Nagaty Aboelmagd. "Pediatric Nurses’ Awareness Regarding Protective Child Advocacy and Their Rights in the Hospital". International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, , , 2022, -. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.116643.1152
HARVARD
Aboelmagd, A. (2022). 'Pediatric Nurses’ Awareness Regarding Protective Child Advocacy and Their Rights in the Hospital', International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, (), pp. -. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.116643.1152
VANCOUVER
Aboelmagd, A. Pediatric Nurses’ Awareness Regarding Protective Child Advocacy and Their Rights in the Hospital. International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, 2022; (): -. doi: 10.21608/ejnsr.2022.116643.1152