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Nursing QUESTION #9189
Question 1
According to Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory, which of the following is the PRIMARY focus of nursing care?
  • Administering medications as prescribed by the physician
  • Manipulating the patient's environment to facilitate natural healing✔️
  • Building a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship
  • Teaching patients about disease pathophysiology
Correct Answer Explanation
Correct Answer: B

Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory (1860) was the first formal nursing theory. Its core premise is that nursing's role is to manipulate the environment to place the patient in the best condition for nature to act and heal.

Key environmental factors Nightingale identified:
  • Fresh air and ventilation
  • Clean water
  • Efficient drainage
  • Cleanliness
  • Light (especially sunlight)
  • Noise reduction
This theory laid the foundation for infection control and evidence-based environmental management in nursing practice.