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An important nursing skill and competency that I have learned more about in NSG 202 is advocacy. Advocacy is a fundamental competency and helps to define the role of the nurse as a patient-centered caregiver who focuses on and prioritizes the needs of the patient during their care. In NSG 202 I have gained a deeper understanding of this competency and the importance of advocacy in the nursing profession. In this course I have learned that advocacy involves speaking up…

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I chose this image because to me, the meaning of being a nurse connects back to my childhood best friend and this is a picture showing the two of us. My childhood best friend was born with a club foot and a leg length discrepancy, resulting in her undergoing two leg lengthening surgeries as well as several others throughout our childhood. Growing up I saw how much pain she was in, as well as how much help the nurses were…

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