When working with clients and defining the term health, the nurse uses examples from a variety of sources such as Nightingale, the World Health Organization, the President's Commission on Health, and the ANA
Broadly, health is which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
______ A process
______ A state of well-being
______ Purely the absence of disease
______ A dynamic state of being
______ Affected solely by physiological factors
______ The ability to maintain normal roles
Correct Answer: A process
A state of well-being
A dynamic state of being
The ability to maintain normal roles
Rationale : Broad definitions of the term health have been developed by various entities, including those mentioned above. It is not merely the absence of disease. It involves the whole person as well as the environment.
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