The metaparadigm of nursing focuses on
a. the person, health, and the environment
b. pathophysiology and the curing of disease
c. physicians, clients, and pathophysiology
d. community, biology, and curing
A
The major concepts that provide structure to the domain of nursing are person, environment, health, and nursing. The metaparadigm of medicine focuses on the pathophysiology and curing of disease. Nursing's paradigm is broader and focuses on the person, health, and the environment.
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