xternal environmental factors. Persons have the right to receive safe, professional, patient-centered care that recognizes and respects this uniqueness. Nurses provide competent care to persons, which may extend to diverse families, groups, or communities representing a global spectrum. Nurses collaborate with persons in coordinating care along the health-illness continuum, recognizing them as full partners in the decision making process.
Health – Health is a holistic, continually changing state which can only be defined by the person. Persons actively participate in defining and achieving health, as they adapt to influential changes in the environment. Nurses therapeutically communicate with persons to identify strengths which can be
Health – Health is a holistic, continually changing state which can only be defined by the person. Persons actively participate in defining and achieving health, as they adapt to influential changes in the environment. Nurses therapeutically communicate with persons to identify strengths which can be