Author Question: A patient practices traditional methods of HEALTH maintenance. To what is this patient referring? ... (Read 78 times)

KWilfred · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A patient practices traditional methods of HEALTH maintenance. To what is this patient referring?

1. Ethnocultural heritage practices that safeguard HEALTH
2. How a population safeguards its health
3. What someone traditionally does to maintain his or her HEALTH
4. Usual and accepted practices of health maintenance

Question 2

What would the nurse identify as contributors to ILLNESS?

1. Imbalance of body, mind, or spirit
2. Imbalance with the family
3. Imbalance with the community
4. Imbalance with the forces of the natural world
5. Imbalance with socioeconomic status

al · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. Cultural heritage influences methods that form traditional HEALTH maintenance practices.
2. How a population safeguards its health is comprised of many varied methods and practices that may or may not be considered traditional.
3. What a person traditionally does to maintain his or her health is not sufficient unless the underlying cultural heritage for a practice is known.
4. Usual and accepted practices of health maintenance that do not address a specific tradition are vague.

Answer to Question 2

1, 2, 3, 4
Explanation: 1. ILLNESS is the imbalance of one or all parts of the person, including body, mind, and spirit.
2. ILLNESS includes an imbalance with the family.
3. ILLNESS includes an imbalance with the community.
4. ILLNESS includes an imbalance with the forces of the natural world.
5. ILLNESS does not include an imbalance with socioeconomic status.