A nurse is using the World Health Organization definition of health to provide care. Which area will the nurse focus on
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 7:27 am
A nurse is using the World Health Organization definition of health to provide care. Which area will
the nurse focus on while providing care?
a. Making sure the patients are disease free
b. Making sure to involve the whole person
c. Making sure care is strictly personal in nature
d. Making sure to focus only on the pathological state
ANS: B
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Therefore, nurses’ attitudes toward
health and illness should consider the total person, as well as the environment in which the person
lives. All people free of disease are not necessarily healthy. Strictly personal and a focus only on
pathological states do not correlate to WHO’s definition
the nurse focus on while providing care?
a. Making sure the patients are disease free
b. Making sure to involve the whole person
c. Making sure care is strictly personal in nature
d. Making sure to focus only on the pathological state
ANS: B
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Therefore, nurses’ attitudes toward
health and illness should consider the total person, as well as the environment in which the person
lives. All people free of disease are not necessarily healthy. Strictly personal and a focus only on
pathological states do not correlate to WHO’s definition