A nurse is providing care based on Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs. For which nursing
activities is this approach useful?
a. Making accurate nursing diagnoses
b. Establishing priorities of care
c. Communicati
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A nurse is providing care based on Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs. For which nursing
activities is this approach useful?
a. Making accurate nursing diagnoses
b. Establishing priorities of care
c. Communicating concerns more concisely
d. Integrating science into nursing care - ✔✔b. Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs is
useful for establishing priorities of care.
The nurse is prioritizing nursing care for a patient in a long-term care facility. Which examples
of nursing interventions help meet physiologic needs? Select all that apply.
a. Preventing falls in the facility
b. Changing a patient's oxygen tank
c. Providing materials for a patient who likes to draw
d. Helping a patient eat his dinner
e. Facilitating a visit from a spouse
f. Referring a patient to a cancer support group. - ✔✔b, d. Physiologic needs—oxygen, water,
food, elimination, temperature, sexuality, physical activity, and rest—must be met at least
minimally to maintain life. Providing food and oxygen are examples of interventions to meet
these needs. Preventing falls helps meet safety and security needs, providing art supplies may
help meet self-actualization needs, facilitating visits from loved ones helps meet self-esteem
needs, and referring a patient to a support group helps meet love and belonging needs.
The nurse caring for patients postoperatively uses careful hand hygiene and sterile techniques
when handling patients. Which of Maslow's basic human needs is being met by this nurse?
a. Physiologic
b. Safety and securityc. Self-esteem
d. Love and belonging - ✔✔b. By carrying out careful hand hygiene and using sterile technique,
nurses provide safety from infection. An example of a physiologic need is clearing a patient's
airway. Self-esteem needs may be met by allowing an older adult to talk about a past career. An
example of helping meet a love and belonging need is contacting a hospitalized patient's family
to arrange a visit.
The nurse caring for patients in a long-term care facility knows that the highest level on
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is self-actualization needs. Which statements accurately describe
the achievement of self-actualization? Select all that apply
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