The nurse is doing a holistic assessment on a patient prior to the initiation of antihypertensive medication. What will the best assessment include? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply

Question

1. Blood pressure
2. The biologic cause of the hypertension
3. Mood
4. Level of education
5. Belief in a higher power

Answer 1

1,3,4,5
Rationale 1: Holistic health care incorporates the whole patient to include the biological (blood pressure) dimension.
Rationale 2: The biologic cause of the hypertension focuses on a specific disease, its cause, and treatment; this is a medical model, not a holistic model.
Rationale 3: Holistic health care incorporates the whole patient to include the psychological (mood) dimension.
Rationale 4: Holistic health care incorporates the whole patient to include the sociocultural (level of education) dimension.
Rationale 5: Holistic health care incorporates the whole patient to include the spiritual (belief in a higher power) dimension.
Global Rationale: Holistic health care incorporates the whole patient to include the biological (blood pressure), psychological (mood), sociocultural (level of education), and spiritual (belief in a higher power) dimensions. The biologic cause of the hypertension focuses on a specific disease, its cause, and treatment; this is a medical model, not a holistic model.