A nurse developing a holistic plan of care for a patient with diabetes knows that for the plan to be successful it must:
A) Take into account the cost of care
B) Connect families, friends, and the environment
C) Provide a connection between medicine and nursing
D) Address the disease but also incorporate the mind, body, and spirit
Ans: D
Feedback: A holistic plan of care seeks to balance and integrate the use of crisis medicine and advanced technology along with the mind, body, and spirit, which are incorporated through the nursing Process. Option A is incorrect; taking into account the cost of care is only one facet of a holistic picture. Option B, connecting families, friends, and the environment, is important, but mind, body, and spirit define holism. Option C is incorrect; a holistic plan of care may provide a connection between medicine and nursing, but it does not define it.
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