NANDA

Alison Bautista
12/2/08

Low Self-Esteem

Interventions:
Self-esteem enhancement
-Encourage patient to identify strengths
-Assist in setting realistic goals to achieve higher self-esteem
-Treat client with respect and as an equal to maintain positive self-esteem
-Assess for low and negative effect (expression of feelings)
-Assess the client’s previous experiences with health care and coping with illness to determine the level of education and support needed
-Teach client a systematic problem-solving process
-Encourage client to find a self-help or therapy group that focuses on self- esteem enhancement


Outcomes:
-State accurate self-appraisal
-Demonstrate the ability to self-evaluate
-Demonstrate the ability to make decisions independent of primary peer group
-Express effects of media on self-appraisal
-Express influences of substances on self-esteem
-Identify strengths and healthy coping skills
-State life events and change as influencing self-esteem