America Was on Its Way to Creating a Holistic Health-Care

question 11

Multiple Choice

America was on its way to creating a holistic health-care system until which of the following events marked the beginning of a change of focus for health care?

• A) Discovery of sulfa in the 1930s
• B) Introduction of health-care insurance in the 1940s
• C) Immigration of Europeans in the 1920s
• D) Rural to urban migration of people in the 1950s

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Definitions:

Metaparadigm

A set of the most abstract and fundamental concepts that form the framework of a discipline, in nursing it includes person, environment, health, and nursing.

Abstract Level

A high level of thinking that involves conceptualizing complex ideas without relying on concrete objects or specific examples.

Knowledge

Information, understanding, or skill that one gets from experience or education.

Nursing Theory

A conceptual framework designed to guide nursing practice and research by explaining relationships between concepts related to nursing care and patient outcomes.