Nurses in all venues have an obligation to provide health education to patients. Who is ultimately responsible for maintaining and promoting health?
A) Classroom teachers
B) Parents
C) Physicians
D) Patients
Ans: D
Feedback: American society places a great importance on health and the responsibility that each of us has to maintain and promote our own health. Therefore the other options are incorrect.
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