The nurse is interviewing a client who has experienced a 15-pound weight gain during the last year
The nurse obtains a 24-hour dietary recall, as well as determines the client's exercise habits and feelings regarding plans to take off the excess weight. The nurse is using what type of approach with this client to enhance health? 1. Psychosocial perspective
2. Illness perspective
3. Physiologic perspective
4. Wellness perspective
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Rationale 1: A psychosocial perspective would not take into account the physiologic alteration necessary for a successful weight loss program.
Rationale 2: An illness perspective does not include the positive attributes, such as motivation, that the client possesses to address the 15-pound weight gain during the past year; rather, it focuses on the illnesses, such as hypertension, that can result from the weight gain.
Rationale 3: A physiologic perspective could also be considered an illness perspective.
Rationale 4: When using a wellness perspective, the nurse focuses on the client's personal strengths and abilities to enhance health.
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