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Nursing Student Program Handbook 2019-2020 /Nursing Student Program Handbook 2019-2020 Metaparadigm Concepts ● Individual – the recipient of nursing care or service. Individuals are often referred to as patients or clients. “The term patient has ancient roots in suffering, for millennia the term has also connoted one who undergoes medical treatment. Yet, not all who are recipients of nursing care are either suffering or receiving medical treatment. The root of client implies one who list...