Final answer:
Working efficiently does not directly address a patient's self-esteem, while providing privacy, involving them in health decisions, addressing them respectfully, and preserving confidentiality do. The correct option is C.
Step-by-step explanation:
The action that is NOT necessarily a good way to help maintain the self-esteem of patients among the options provided is working efficiently. While efficiency is important in a healthcare setting for time management and resource utilization, it does not directly address a patient's self-esteem.
It is essential to provide for privacy, involve patients in decisions about their health to promote autonomy, address patients respectfully to reinforce their value, and preserve confidentiality to protect their personal information.
Good policy development in healthcare should address the following questions: How can the costs of treatments and diagnoses be balanced with patient quality of life and the risks to individual privacy? How can we ensure that informed consent is properly sought and obtained? And, how can we protect subjects from personal harm while preserving their rights to privacy and dignity?
Health professionals also need to be aware of the influence of media and pseudojournalism and guide patients away from unreliable sources of information that could negatively affect their health decisions and self-esteem.