The health-oriented perspective views:
a. health as the absence of disease.
b. human lifestyle based on one's prescribed regime.
c. humans as complex and interconnected with the environment.
d. community education as the role of the registered nurse.
ANS: C
The health-oriented perspective includes the view that humans are complex and interconnected with others and the environment. Health behavior within this perspective involves a holistic view of lifestyle and interaction with the environment and not simply compliance with a prescribed regimen.
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