A patient tells the nurse that he has been fortunate since he has never experienced any major illnesses and has enjoyed good health without much effort. How should the nurse realize this patient is defining "good health?"
A patient tells the nurse
that he has been fortunate since he has never experienced any major illnesses and has enjoyed good health without much effort. How should the nurse realize this patient is defining "good health?"
Correct Answer: 1
The patient is defining "good health" as being the absence of disease since he states being fortunate for not experiencing any major illnesses and not expending much effort to do so. The nurse has no way of knowing if the patient believes "good health" is effortless. An integrated method of functioning is the definition of wellness which the patient is not describing.
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