A nursing student is collaborating with a public health nurse on a local health promotion initiative and they recognize the need for a common understanding of health. How should the student and the nurse best define health?
A) Health is an outcome systematically maximizing wellness.
B) Health is a state that is characterized by a lack of disease.
C) Health is a condition that enables people to function at their optimal potential.
D) Health is deliberate attempt to mitigate the effects of disease.
Ans: C
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Health is viewed as a dynamic, ever-changing condition that enables people to function at an optimal potential at any given time. Health does not necessarily denote the absence of disease, an effort to maximize wellness, or mitigate the effects of disease.
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