The nurse has a duty to provide counseling services to patients who need them. The nurse, for example, will advise and teach patients living with HIV/AIDS healthy living standards and steps to take to improve their lives while preventing the spread of the virus (WHO, 2006). Nurses can also teach breastfeeding mothers proper feeding techniques and the best breastfeeding methods that are sufficiently modern and scientifically based. Patients with chronic illnesses such as cancer also need a holistic approach to care that can best be delivered by the nurse practitioner. A holistic care approach takes into consideration the psychological, physical and spiritual aspects of care (Rankin,