Nursing's paradigm directs the activity of the nursing profession and includes four major concepts:
a. the person, health, community and media.
b. the person, health, hospital and nursing.
c. the person, health, environment/situation andmedia
d. the person, health, environment/situation and
nursing.
d
A paradigm is the link to science, philosophy and theory
accepted by the discipline—in this case nursing.
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1. Daily functioning is rarely affected by the disorders. 2. It can occur at any time during adulthood. 3. The behavior is very different from what is expected of the client's culture. 4. It is frequently characterized by psychotic behaviors.
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A) Lying flat B) High Fowler's C) Low Fowler's D) Side-lying