To maintain good hygiene and physical comfort
To promote optimal activity: exercise, rest, and sleep
To promote safety through prevention of accident, injury, or other trauma and through the prevention of the spread of infection
To maintain good body mechanics and prevent and correct deformity
To facilitate the maintenance of a supply of oxygen to all body cells
To facilitate the maintenance of nutrition of all body cells
To facilitate the maintenance of elimination
To facilitate the maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balance
To recognize the physiological responses of the body to disease conditions -- pathological, physiological, and compensatory
To facilitate the maintenance of regulatory mechanisms and functions
To facilitate the maintenance of sensory functions
To identify and accept positive and negative expressions, feelings, and reactions
To identify and accept interrelatedness of emotions and organic illness
To facilitate the maintenance of effective verbal and nonverbal communication
To promote the development of productive interpersonal relationships
To facilitate progress toward achievement of personal spiritual goals
To create and/or maintain a therapeutic environment
To facilitate awareness of self as an individual with varying physical, emotional, and development needs
To accept the optimum possible goals in the light of limitations, physical, and emotional
To use community resources as an aid in resolving problems arising from illness
To understand the role of social problems as an influencing factors in the cause of illness
