Submit your 5-7 page scholarly paper focused on the evidenced based clinical pathway. Include a review of the pathophysiology involved in the disease process; current evidence-based care and guidelines related to each illness; inclusion and explanation of QSEN competencies including appropriate interdisciplinary/interprofessional collaborative practice to address patient needs related to the specific illness as well as questions related to patient presentation and patient/family education. The topic of the paper is – The importance of patient advocacy – What is patient advocacy? When is advocacy completed? How is it done? Why is it important? References must support your paper with at least a minimum of two peer-reviewed nursing journal articles. All articles, textbooks, or reference sources must be current, published within the last 5 – 7 years and all citations are expected to comply with APA, 7th edition format guidelines.