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To facilitate coping with disability or death

To perform diagnostic measurements and assessments

To reduce the risk of illness

To increase the quality and years of healthy life

Pharmacist (correct)

Manager of care

Teacher

Caregiver

A patient is under medical care, while a client does not

A patient is under medical care, while a client pays for services (correct)

A patient is a healthcare provider, while a client is a recipient of nursing

A patient pays for services, while a client does not

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Absence of any discomfort Signup and view all the answers

Disease refers to the objective biological change, while illness is the subjective experience of that change. Signup and view all the answers

Utilizing the patient's environment to aid in recovery. Signup and view all the answers

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Nurses provide care to individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities in various settings. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Definition of health by WHO: Complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease.
Definition of disease: Pathological changes in body or mind structure/function.
Definition of illness: Personal response to disease.

Florence Nightingale: Founder of modern professional nursing, improved sanitary conditions during the Crimean War.
Nightingale's definition: Utilizing the patient's environment to aid recovery.
Virginia Henderson: Nursing as assistance with activities related to health, recovery, or peaceful death.
WHO definition of nursing: Autonomous and collaborative care across all ages, promoting health, preventing illness, and caring for the ill, disabled, and dying.

Caregiver: Provide direct patient care.
Communicator: Facilitate effective communication between patients and healthcare teams.
Decision maker: Make judgments on patient care.
Provider of holistic care: Address physical, emotional, and social needs.
Patient advocate: Represent the needs and rights of patients.
Manager of care: Organize and oversee healthcare services.
Teacher: Educate patients and families about health and wellness.
Counselor: Provide emotional support and guidance.
Leader: Take initiative in healthcare settings and improve practices.
Researcher: Contribute to nursing knowledge and practices through research.