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 - correct answer ✔✔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 physiological 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 - correct answer ✔✔B, D
Physiologic needs--- oxygen, water, food, elimination, temperature, sexuality, physical activity, and rest--
must be met at least minimally to maintain life
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 security
C. Self-esteem
D. Love and belonging - correct answer ✔✔B
By carrying out careful hand hygiene and using sterile technique, nurses provide safely form infection.
An example of a physiologic needs is cleaning a patient's airway.
The nurse caring for patients in a long-term care facility knows that the highest level of Maslow's
hierarchy of needs is self-actualization needs. Which statements accurately describe the achievement of
self-actualization? Select all that apply.
A. Humans are born with a fully developed sense of self actualization
B. Self-actualization needs are met by depending on others for help
C. The self-actualization process continues throughout life
D. Loneliness and isolation occur when self-actualization needs are unmet
E. A person achieves self-actualization by focusing on problems outside self
F. Self-actualization needs may be met by creatively solving problems - correct answer ✔✔C, E, F
Self-Actualization, or reaching one's full potential, is a process that continues throughout life. A person
achieves self-actualization by focusing on problems outside oneself and using creativity as a guideline for
solving problems and pursuing interests
A nurse works with families in crisis at a community mental heath care facility. What is the best broad
definition of a family?
A. A father, a mother, and children
B. A group whose members are biologically related
C. A unit that includes aunts, uncles, and cousins
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