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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 7 (2020), Article ID 7:IJNCP-317, 11 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2020/317
Systematic Reviews
Nurses' Perspective of Patient Advocacy: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review

Usama Saleh1,*, Ahmad Aboshayga2, Tom O’Conner3, Moath Saleh4, Declan Patton5 and Ailyn May G. ampang6

1Professor and Department Chair of Nursing, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
2Chairperson, Saudi Board of Nursing, Saudi Council for Health Specialties, Dean of School of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3Deputy Head of Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
4Head of Training Organization and Regulation Department, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
5Director and Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
6Education Coordinator, Postgraduate Administration of Nursing and Allied Health Training, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Usama Saleh, Professor and Department Chair of Nursing, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N Wells St., Chicago, IL 60654, USA, Tel: 001-859-402-1616; E-mail: U_saleh@yahoo.com
17 December 2019; 07 January 2020; 09 January 2020
Saleh U, Aboshayga A, O’Conner T, Saleh M, Patton D, et al (2020) Nurses’ Perspective of Patient Advocacy: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 7: 317. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2020/317

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