What is a "Patient Advocate"?

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What is a "Patient Advocate"?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_adv...

Answer 2

Someone on the patients side, to represent their wishes or needs. Knows about medical procedures but represents the patient rather than the doctor.

Answer 3

A person who acts on behalf of a patient. Nurses act as patient advocates when they report issues to the doctor, make phone calls to get things taken care of, tell visitors to leave when the patient is not feeling well, etc. Social workers act as patient advocates when they report abusive relationships between patient and family, assist patients with admission to other facilities, etc.