title: Enhancing self care through active negotiation.
abstract: The concept of self care, increasingly popular over the last decade, is based on a return of individual power and control. The use of an active negotiation process can increase the client's participation and sense of control, thus enhancing self care. A three-phase active negotiation model is presented that suggests specific behaviors that nurse practitioners can use to facilitate client involvement in decisions about their care.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Worcester.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Krouse
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010358:Patient Participation; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*