Why do practitioners have a better chance of providing effective care if they practice holistic care? Patients come from many backgrounds, so treatment is more effective if a practitioner knows a patient’s cultural beliefs.
Physical illnesses are often tied to diet and exercise, so it is more effective to treat patients with natural therapies than with medications.
Health is physical, so it is more effective to focus on a patient’s physical symptoms and not spend time concerned about other types of problems.
Physical illnesses are often tied to mental, emotional, and social health, so it is more effective to treat the whole person than to treat only physical signs and symptoms.

Mr. edwards is 20-year-old male patient who is admitted for treatment of recurring pyelonephritis (kidney infection) and surgical treatment of a urinary stricture, which has decreased the urinary stream. mr. edwards has paraplegia; he is paralyzed from the waist down secondary to an automobile accident when he was 16. he came by ambulance to the hospital, leaving his wheelchair and wheelchair pressure- relieving cushion at home. according to the nursing history, the patient is a nonsmoker and he does not drink alcohol or take any illegal drugs. a. what nursing considerations should be made for mr. edwards related to his disability? b. what health promotion and prevention education does mr. edwards need?