During the 1970s, the nursing profession viewed itself as a scientific discipline evolving toward a theoretically based practice focusing on the client. Which stage of theory and philosophy development is this the correct description?
A) Silent knowledge
B) Received knowledge
C) Subjective knowledge
D) Procedural knowledge
D
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A. Integration of the body with the external environment B. Energy fields that create health or disease C. Local pathology as separate from the body D. Harmonic balance that creates illness
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A. Replacing fluids B. Ensuring skin care C. Changing positions frequently D. Providing a bedside commode
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A) Alcohol (substance) B) Financial C) Mandatory D) Physical E) Psychological F) Sexual
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