A holistic view of the mind–body relationship is best demonstrated by which of the nurse's comments to a student nurse?
1. "My view is that clients have physical problems that have emotional consequences and psychological issues that cause physical problems."
2. "Psychiatric clients often blame their problems on the side effects of the medications."
3. "Clients come and go so quickly, we can't always complete a thorough physical exam."
4. "We might as well be working on a medical unit. We focus mostly on medication management now."
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Rationale: The humanistic–interactional view is that physical and mental factors are interrelated and that a change in one may result in a change in another. Healing and caring must be approached in a holistic manner. The nurse must help clients deal with the biologic aspects of their illness as well as emotional patterns and aspects of biologic experiences. Nurses must incorporate humanistic and interactional approaches and not simply rely only on psychopharmacology. Our practice and research must integrate "high tech" and "high touch," nature and nurture, the biologic sciences, and the behavioral sciences.
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