A male patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was brought to the hospital by emergency personnel. He lives alone, has no relatives or friends living nearby, and lives on a fixed income, which prevents him from purchasing all of the medications that he needs. Based on Dunn's wellness grid, a nurse determines that the patient's quadrant is

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The patient's poor health status due to severe COPD and lack of necessary medication, coupled with an unfavorable environment (living alone on a fixed income) places the patient in the quadrant of poor health in an unfavorable environment according to Dunn's wellness grid.

A Male Patient with Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)