The patient has a colostomy but has not yet been able to look at it. The nurse teaches the patient how to care for the colostomy. The nurse sits with the patient, and together they form a plan on how to approach dealing with colostomy care. Which caring process is the nurse performing?

A) Knowing
B) Doing for
C) Enabling
D) Maintaining belief

Colostomy Care

The routine and practices involved in maintaining cleanliness and proper functioning of a colostomy, a surgically created opening for waste elimination.

Enabling

The act of providing support or means to make something possible or easier, often used in the context of assisting someone in a way that is ultimately unhelpful or harmful.