What is life?human beingThe survival of the human body is the very survival of the individual, and is the independent activity of each individual. These activities include respiration, circulation, and body temperature, which are directly related to the maintenance of life, as well as exercise, rest, andmealinterpoint (interword separation)excretioninterpoint (interword separation)cleanLabor, including changing clothes, play and learning as social activities,areacustoms as activities in society, gender-specific activities andenvironmentis contained within. The life is shaped by a person's values, habits, ways of thinking, ways of living, and ways of being. Life also has meaning for the person, and people find that meaning through their involvement in the situation in which they find themselves. This meaning usually tends to be kept under consciousness, but it is made conscious when some experience is seen as an obstacle to life.
nursingThe mission of the "K" Line Health Care Center is to assist people to live their lives in a safe and comfortable manner, no matter what their health condition may be. Since living conditions affect physical and mental health, we take a holistic view of a person's life and help them to maintain a good state of health.nursingTo do this, it is important to understand the person's life history. For this purpose, it is important to understand the person's life history, including the type of life he/she has led, in addition to information on education, occupation, marital status, eating habits, daily routines, and how he/she spends his/her day.

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