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

Support should include

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

Refer to Units VIII and XI in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can a CNA encourage a client/resident/patient in maximum self-care?
- What can a CNA do to give the client/resident/patient the opportunity to make as many decisions as possible independently?
- What are the benefits to a client/resident/patient and a CNA when a client/resident/patient maintains greater independence?
- What criteria are used to determine activities of daily living (ADL) allowed for a client/resident/patient?