Nurse Role to Promote Perceived Self Efficacy of Caregivers for Preventing Acute Respiratory Infections in Children

Abstract

Children are important members in the family and a key force in the country in the future. Therefore, it is very necessary to prevent diseases for them because the physical growth and immune system of children are not fully functioning. So, they are more likely to develop acute respiratory infections. These infections can affect the child physically, mentally, emotionally, and developmentally. Furthermore, inadequate care during illness may lead to chronic conditions, disability, or even death. Therefore, the role of nurses is to encourage parents or caregivers to have perceived self-efficacy by learning from verbal persuasion, model and vicarious experience, physiological and affective stages including enactive mastery experience. These strategies will help build confidence in caring for children to prevent acute respiratory infections properly. Ultimately this will support children in achieving healthy, age-appropriate growth and development, enabling them to become valuable assets to the country in the future.