The nurse has the duty to offer consultancy services to patients who need them. The nurse will, for example, advise and teach patients living with HIV/AIDS about healthy living standards and measures on how they can improve their lives to prevent the spread of the virus (WHO, 2006). Nurses can also teach breastfeeding mothers correct feeding techniques and the best breastfeeding methods that are sufficiently modern and have scientific basis. Patients living with chronic conditions such as cancer also need a holistic care approach that can best be provided by the nurse practitioner. A holistic approach takes into consideration the psychological, physical and spiritual aspects of care (Rankin,