Which information by a patient indicates teaching by the nurse was successful for the best definition of health?
a. State of complete well-being
b. Absence of disease
c. Vital signs within normal range
d. Maintenance of a normal weight
A
The World Health Organization defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmary. People without disease are not nec-essarily healthy. Vital signs within normal range and maintenance of a normal weight do not en-compass the holistic definition of health.
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