How would the nurse practicing CULTURALCARE define health?
1. Balance of the person both within and in the outside world
2. Absence of illness and disease
3. Experience of well-being and integrity of the mind and body
4. Use of science and technology to cure disease
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Explanation: 1. The balance of the person both within one's being and in the outside world characterizes the definition of HEALTH in CULTURALCARE.
2. The absence of illness and disease can be a definition of health.
3. The experience of well-being with integrity of mind and body is the medical definition of health.
4. Using science and technology to cure disease is characteristic of the medical model.
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