When admitting a client to the medical-surgical unit, the nurse asks the client about cultural issues. The nurse is demonstrating use of the concept of
a. person.
b. environment.
c. health.
d. nursing.
ANS: B
The concept of environment includes all cultural, developmental, and social determinants that influence a client's health perceptions and behavior. A person is defined as the recipient of nursing care, having unique bio-psycho-social and spiritual dimensions. The word health derives from the word whole. Health is a multidimensional concept, having physical, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual characteristics. The World Health Organization (WHO, 1946) defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental, social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people.
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