Which of the following will best assist a nurse in understanding a patient's use of tying a silver dollar to the stomach of her newborn infant to heal an umbilical hernia?
A. Health Belief Model
B. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
C. World Health Organization's definition of "health"
D. Tertiary prevention
A
The Health Belief Model will help the nurse to understand the behavior. Health beliefs influence health behavior. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs will not help the nurse to understand the behavior. The definition of health by the WHO will not help the nurse to understand the behavior. Tertiary prevention occurs when a defect is permanent.
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