Question

A nursing instructor asks the student to explain the concept of health. Which of the following statements made by the student accurately describes this concept?

1) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
2) Health is an absence of illness.
3) Health is always an objective state.
4) Health is not determined by the client.

Answer 1

Health is a state of optimal functioning and is determined by the individual's own body and mind.

Step-by-step explanation:

The concept of health can be accurately described as a state of optimal functioning (option 1). It is not simply the absence of illness (option 2). Health is a relative concept that can vary from optimum health to near death (option 3). It is also determined by the individual's own body and mind (option 4).