A client tells the nurse that she began having a particular health problem around the onset of the Iraqi War. The nurse determines that the client is utilizing which of the following perceptions of time?
1. Life time
2. Social time
3. Historic time
4. Actual time
3
Historic time is a time of political, social, and economic events that influence one's life. The events affect what a person does and when. Life time is the biological clock time and chronological passage of time indicated by changes in the body and reduced activity. Social time is recognized by age grading and expectations such as time to go to school, to raise a family, or retire. Actual time is not a perceived time in an adult's life.
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a. true b. false