What Is the Best Response to the Statement That Medicine

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is the best response to the statement that medicine focuses on curing and nursing on caring?

• A) This is an accurate statement.
• B) This statement is simplistic.
• C) This statement adds conflict and creates difficulty in conversation.
• D) This statement puts nurses in the key role of understanding patients holistically.

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Definitions:

Role-Making

Is the creative process by which individuals generate role expectations and performances.

Role Strain

The stress or tension experienced by an individual when facing difficulty in fulfilling multiple requirements of the same social role.

Role Performance

How individuals enact the roles they occupy in society, including the behaviors and actions associated with those roles.

Role Conflict

Role conflict occurs when an individual faces incompatible demands or expectations from different social roles they occupy, causing stress or dilemmas.