Which choice best describes holistic care?

• A. Infection control procedure
• B. Visitation policy breach
• C. Holistic care
• D. Security risk

Answer: (C)

Holistic care means treating the patient as a whole person, addressing physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and cultural needs alongside medical treatment. It involves listening, supporting comfort and dignity, coordinating across care teams, and including family when appropriate. In a hospital security context, this approach fosters safety and trust by meeting underlying needs, which can reduce agitation and incidents. The other options describe narrower concepts: an infection control procedure is a specific task to prevent infections, a visitation policy breach is an event where policy wasn’t followed, and a security risk is a threat or danger. Holistic care thus best captures the overall approach to well-being that underpins safe, compassionate care.