The nurse is going to use a theory for planning client care that supports the simultaneity paradigm. This type of paradigm views the person as:
a. a combination of biological, psychological, social, and spiritual features.
b. being in constant interaction with the environment to accomplish goals and maintain balance.
c. needing nursing goals that focus on health promotion, care and cure of the sick, and prevention of illness.
d. more than, and different from, the sum of the parts.
ANS: D
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