Nurses can foster empowerment in patients in various ways that may include which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Being a role model of self-empowerment
b. Giving patients opportunities to make choices
c. Providing support to patients
d. Helping patients discover how to access resources
e. Not becoming politically active regarding health care issues that involve vulnerable populations
A, B, C, D
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