The nurse wants to ensure "wholeness" when caring for patients. Which term best defines "wholeness" as it relates to the work of the nurse healer?
A) Optimal function
B) Maximal self-care
C) Spiritual well-being
D) Physiological integrity
A
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The nurse healer assists the patient in returning to wholeness—that is, optimal function and harmony among body, mind, and spirit. This is a fundamental concept of the holistic model. Wholeness does not refer to maximal self-care, spiritual well-being, or physiological integrity.
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