Community health nurses have long recognized the need to shift the emphasis of health care from illness to wellness. The biomedical model:
1. Explains why some individuals exposed to illness-producing stressors remain healthy
2. Defines health as the absence of disease
3. Discusses illness-producing stressors
4. Defines illness and disease states
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The biomedical model
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1. If she does not report her suspicions, she could lose her license. 2. If she makes a report, the step-father could sue her for false arrest. 3. If she makes the report, the mother could accuse her of alienation of affection. 4. If she does not make a report, her agency could be liable for any medical expenses.
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A patient admitted with an elevated ST-segment myocardial infarction on oxygen per nasal cannula for his diagnosed influenza is complaining of shortness of breath with an oxygen satura-tion of 88%. Which action by the RN is best?
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