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The public health nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of new mothers. How
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Health is having fulfillment in all domains of life.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health in the preamble to its constitution as a ―state of
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complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.‖
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A nurse is speaking to a group of prospective nursing students about what it is like to be a nurse.
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culturally competent, appropriate, and sensitive to cultural differences.
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Team-focused nursing and strict adherence to routine are not characteristics needed to be
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an effective nurse. The ability to handle criticism is important, but to a lesser degree
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With increases in longevity, people have had to become more knowledgeable about their health and
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managementof illness, self-care, and judicious use of the professional health care system. Prenatal
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care, lobbying, and Internet activities are secondary.
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The home health nurse is assisting a patient and his family in planning the patient‘s return to work
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