The nurse providing teaching on a weight loss program to the obese patient is applying which nursing model developed by Nola Pender?
a. Interpersonal relations
b. Health promotion
c. Conservation
d. Adaptation
B
Pender's Health Promotion Model emphasizes the importance of the patient to actively manage his or her own health and focuses on wellness. Option a is the theory developed by Hildegard Peplau. Option c, the Conservation Model, was developed by Myra Levine, and Option d, the Roy Adaptation Model, was developed by Sister Callista Roy.
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