Self-Management: The Importance Of Empowerment In Nursing

The fourth skill in self-management is self-efficacy. This is an individual’s belief that they have the ability to achieve each goal in certain situations. It is important to keep the goals in mind whilst thinking positively and visualising success.
The second guiding principle is empowerment. Empowerment is important in chronic illness care as it give the patient the confidence in providing their own care. An example of giving empowerment to a patient is enabling them to perform their own subcutaneous injections. (Vincent, 2014, pg. 203-210) Due to Emily being eight years old it is important to take parent empowerment into consideration. By educating her parents on Emily’s different conditions it allows them to feel more in control when her
When advocating for a patient the nurse should be assertive, recognize the patient’s values and beliefs as well as supply adequate information for the patient to make knowledgeable decisions. For Emily it is important that her and her family have knowledge of the different feeding options to prevent further weight loss as well as any support groups within the community. Because Emily is under 16 her parents are still the legal guardians over her medical decisions and should therefore be given any information that Emily may need. The nurse should advocate for Emily in regards to pain relief when her parents are not
When treating a patient or helping a client it is an expectation and legal obligation of the nurse to be able to educate the patient on what is occurring as well as why. (Vincent, 2014, pg. 203-210) As there are different learning styles it may be a good idea to see which learning style would suit Emily. If she is a visual learner then the nurse may be able to provide her with pictured instructions of how to check her own blood glucose levels, administer her insulin and which foods she should avoid to prevent exacerbating her crohns disease. If Emily is an auditory learner then by thoroughly explaining which foods can upset her stomach and why using different ways of explaining will enable her to fully understand why she has to change how she eats. The third and last type of learning style is the kinaesthetic learner. This type of person learns the easiest by doing the procedures and taking a hands on approach. If this is how Emily learns best then