Which nursing theorist stated that clients are open systems in constant interaction with their environment?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Virginia Henderson
C) Imogene King
D) Dorothea Orem
C
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Imogene King stated that clients are open systems in constant interaction with their environment. Florence Nightingale described the role of the nurse as putting "the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him." Virginia Henderson envisioned the nurse's role as helping people (sick or well) to carry out activities contributing to health, recovery, or a peaceful death that they would do for themselves if they had the necessary strength, will, or knowledge. Dorothea Orem was a proponent of the self-care deficit theory.
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