A client with chronic respiratory problems tells the nurse, "I haven't felt this good in a long time." The nurse realizes that the statement most reflects the client's:
1. Willingness to share his feelings
2. Acceptance of his physical limitations
3. Personal definition of his individual health
4. Acknowledgment of his chronic health problems
ANS: 3
Health is a state of being that people define in relation to their own values, personality, and life-style.
While this is an example of the client's willingness to share his feelings, its primary significance is its expression of his personal definition of health as it relates to himself.
Although the statement does allude to the client's impaired physical health, its primary signifi-cance is its expression of his personal definition of health as it relates to himself.
While the statement does allude to the client's impaired physical health, its primary significance is its expression of his personal definition of health as it relates to himself.
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