Question

1. what can an under nurse do to increase a patient's self esteem, self confidence and self image.

Answer 1

Answer: Nurse plays major role in providing care and treatment to the patients. The nurse also provide advocacy to the patient. A nurse can enhance the self esteem of the patient by several methods. Some of the the methods includes :

• By encouraging patient to remember their past achievements.
• By enabling the patient to express themselves and share their issues.
• The nurse should intervene about the factors that influence the patient's self esteem.
• The nurse need to provide positive environment to the patient.
• The nurse should approach clients in a positive way and encourage them to have faith.
• Provide counseling and impart knowledge to the patient.