As a nurse following the conceptual framework of Rogers, which of the following would be a particular focus of your care?
a. Across cultures, some health care practices are similar and some vary.
b. Human beings are irreducible, pandimensional energy fields.
c. Persons, influenced by conditioning, can act for themselves.
d. Nurses should understand the subjective experience of the client's world.
B
Martha Rogers viewed humans as irreducible, indivisible, pandimensional energy fields bearing recognizable patterns and are greater than the apparent sum of their physical parts. In Roger's view, humans are in constant interaction with the environment.
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