Title: Support a client with physical and psychological independence, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Support should include

- describing person-centered care
- assisting with self-care according to client abilities, as directed by the charge nurse
- allowing a client to make decisions regarding care within the scope of client abilities.

Refer to Unit XI in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can a CNA encourage a client in maximum self-care?
- What can a CNA do to give the client the opportunity to make as many decisions as possible independently?
- What are the benefits to a client and a CNA when a client maintains greater independence?