Nursing Definitions and Concepts
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What is the goal of nursing according to Florence Nightingale?

  • To perform basic medical procedures
  • To earn a high income
  • To place the patient in the best possible condition for nature to act (correct)
  • To manage hospital administration

    • What is the definition of health according to the World Health Organization (WHO)?

  • The absence of disease or infirmity
  • Complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing (correct)
  • Physical and mental wellbeing only
  • The presence of disease and infirmity

    • What is encompassed by the nursing profession as per the International Council of Nursing (ICN)?

  • Care of ill, disabled, and dying people in all settings (correct)
  • Promotion of hospital administration
  • Only care of individuals who are sick
  • Care of individuals only in hospital settings

    • What role do nurses play in health care according to the World Health Organization (WHO)?

    <p>Detection of health emergencies and frontline disease prevention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Florence Nightingale emphasize as the four most important concepts in nursing?

    <p>The person, health and disease, the environment, nursing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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