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A nurse is providing care based on Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs. For which nursing
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activities is this approach useful?
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a. Making accurate nursing diagnoses
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b. Establishing priorities of care
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c. Communicating concerns more concisely
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d. Integrating science into nursing care - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Maslow's hierarchy of basic
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human needs is useful for establishing priorities of care.
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The nurse is prioritizing nursing care for a patient in a long-term care facility. Which examples of
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nursing interventions help meet physiologic needs? Select all that apply.
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a. Preventing falls in the facility
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b. Changing a patient's oxygen tank
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c. Providing materials for a patient who likes to draw
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d. Helping a patient eat his dinner
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e. Facilitating a visit from a spouse
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f. Referring a patient to a cancer support group. - CORRECT ANSWER-b, d. Physiologic needs—
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oxygen, water, food, elimination, temperature, sexuality, physical activity, and rest—must be
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Nmet at least minimally to maintain life. Providing food and oxygen are examples of interventions
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Nto meet these needs. Preventing falls helps meet safety and security needs, providing art
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Nsupplies may help meet self-actualization needs, facilitating visits from loved ones helps meet
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Nself-esteem needs, and referring a patient to a support group helps meet love and belonging
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Nneeds.
,The nurse caring for patients postoperatively uses careful hand hygiene and sterile techniques
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when handling patients. Which of Maslow's basic human needs is being met by this nurse?
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a. Physiologic
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b. Safety and security
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c. Self-esteem
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d. Love and belonging - CORRECT ANSWER-b. By carrying out careful hand hygiene and using
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sterile technique, nurses provide safety from infection. An example of a physiologic need is
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clearing a patient's airway. Self-esteem needs may be met by allowing an older adult to talk
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about a past career. An example of helping meet a love and belonging need is contacting a
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hospitalized patient's family to arrange a visit.
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The nurse caring for patients in a long-term care facility knows that the highest level on
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Maslow's hierarchy of needs is self-actualization needs. Which statements accurately describe
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the achievement of self-actualization? Select all that apply.
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a. Humans are born with a fully developed sense of self-actualization.
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b. Self-actualization needs are met by depending on others for help.
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c. The self-actualization process continues throughout life.
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d. Loneliness and isolation occur when self-actualization needs are unmet.
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e. A person achieves self-actualization by focusing on problems outside self.
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f. Self-actualization needs may be met by creatively solving problems. - CORRECT ANSWER-c, e,
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Nf. Self-actualization, or reaching one's full potential, is a process that continues throughout life.
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NA person achieves self-actualization by focusing on problems outside oneself and using
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Ncreativity as a guideline for solving problems and pursuing interests. Humans are not born with
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Na fully developed sense of self-actualization, and self-actualization needs are not met
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Nspecifically by depending on others for help. Loneliness and isolation are not always the result
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Nof unmet self-actualization needs.
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, A nurse works with families in crisis at a community mental health care facility. What is the best
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broad definition of a family?
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a. A father, a mother, and children
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b. A group whose members are biologically related
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c. A unit that includes aunts, uncles, and cousins
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d. A group of people who live together and depend on each other for support - CORRECT
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ANSWER-d. Although all the responses may be true, the best definition is a group of people
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who live together and depend on each other for physical, emotional, or financial support.
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A nurse performs an assessment of a family consisting of a single mother, a grandmother, and
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two children. Which interview questions directed to the single mother could the nurse use to
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assess the affective and coping family function? Select all that apply.
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a. Who is the person you depend on for emotional support?
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b. Who is the breadwinner in your family?
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c. Do you plan on having any more children?
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d. Who keeps your family together in times of stress?
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e. What family traditions do you pass on to your children?
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f. Do you live in an environment that you consider safe? - CORRECT ANSWER-a, d. The five
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Nmajor areas of family function are physical, economic, reproductive, affective and coping, and
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Nsocialization. Asking who provides emotional support in times of stress assesses the affective
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Nand coping function. Assessing the breadwinner focuses on the economic function. Inquiring
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Nabout having more children assesses the reproductive function, asking about family traditions
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Nassesses the socialization function, and checking the environment assesses the physical
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Nfunction.
The nurse caring for families in a free health care clinic identifies psychosocial risk factors for
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altered family health. Which example describes one of these risk factors?
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A nurse is providing care based on Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs. For which nursing
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
activities is this approach useful?
N N N N N
a. Making accurate nursing diagnoses
N N N N
b. Establishing priorities of care
N N N N
c. Communicating concerns more concisely
N N N N
d. Integrating science into nursing care - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Maslow's hierarchy of basic
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human needs is useful for establishing priorities of care.
N N N N N N N N N
The nurse is prioritizing nursing care for a patient in a long-term care facility. Which examples of
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
nursing interventions help meet physiologic needs? Select all that apply.
N N N N N N N N N N
a. Preventing falls in the facility
N N N N N
b. Changing a patient's oxygen tank
N N N N N
c. Providing materials for a patient who likes to draw
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d. Helping a patient eat his dinner
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e. Facilitating a visit from a spouse
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f. Referring a patient to a cancer support group. - CORRECT ANSWER-b, d. Physiologic needs—
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oxygen, water, food, elimination, temperature, sexuality, physical activity, and rest—must be
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Nmet at least minimally to maintain life. Providing food and oxygen are examples of interventions
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Nto meet these needs. Preventing falls helps meet safety and security needs, providing art
N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Nsupplies may help meet self-actualization needs, facilitating visits from loved ones helps meet
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Nself-esteem needs, and referring a patient to a support group helps meet love and belonging
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Nneeds.
,The nurse caring for patients postoperatively uses careful hand hygiene and sterile techniques
N N N N N N N N N N N N
when handling patients. Which of Maslow's basic human needs is being met by this nurse?
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
a. Physiologic
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b. Safety and security
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c. Self-esteem
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d. Love and belonging - CORRECT ANSWER-b. By carrying out careful hand hygiene and using
N N N N N NN N N N N N N N N
sterile technique, nurses provide safety from infection. An example of a physiologic need is
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
clearing a patient's airway. Self-esteem needs may be met by allowing an older adult to talk
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
about a past career. An example of helping meet a love and belonging need is contacting a
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
hospitalized patient's family to arrange a visit.
N N N N N N N
The nurse caring for patients in a long-term care facility knows that the highest level on
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is self-actualization needs. Which statements accurately describe
N N N N N N N N N N N
the achievement of self-actualization? Select all that apply.
N N N N N N N N
a. Humans are born with a fully developed sense of self-actualization.
N N N N N N N N N N
b. Self-actualization needs are met by depending on others for help.
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c. The self-actualization process continues throughout life.
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d. Loneliness and isolation occur when self-actualization needs are unmet.
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e. A person achieves self-actualization by focusing on problems outside self.
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f. Self-actualization needs may be met by creatively solving problems. - CORRECT ANSWER-c, e,
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Nf. Self-actualization, or reaching one's full potential, is a process that continues throughout life.
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NA person achieves self-actualization by focusing on problems outside oneself and using
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Ncreativity as a guideline for solving problems and pursuing interests. Humans are not born with
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Na fully developed sense of self-actualization, and self-actualization needs are not met
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Nspecifically by depending on others for help. Loneliness and isolation are not always the result
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Nof unmet self-actualization needs.
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, A nurse works with families in crisis at a community mental health care facility. What is the best
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broad definition of a family?
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a. A father, a mother, and children
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b. A group whose members are biologically related
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c. A unit that includes aunts, uncles, and cousins
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d. A group of people who live together and depend on each other for support - CORRECT
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ANSWER-d. Although all the responses may be true, the best definition is a group of people
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who live together and depend on each other for physical, emotional, or financial support.
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A nurse performs an assessment of a family consisting of a single mother, a grandmother, and
N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
two children. Which interview questions directed to the single mother could the nurse use to
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assess the affective and coping family function? Select all that apply.
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a. Who is the person you depend on for emotional support?
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b. Who is the breadwinner in your family?
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c. Do you plan on having any more children?
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d. Who keeps your family together in times of stress?
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e. What family traditions do you pass on to your children?
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f. Do you live in an environment that you consider safe? - CORRECT ANSWER-a, d. The five
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Nmajor areas of family function are physical, economic, reproductive, affective and coping, and
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Nsocialization. Asking who provides emotional support in times of stress assesses the affective
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Nand coping function. Assessing the breadwinner focuses on the economic function. Inquiring
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Nabout having more children assesses the reproductive function, asking about family traditions
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Nassesses the socialization function, and checking the environment assesses the physical
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Nfunction.
The nurse caring for families in a free health care clinic identifies psychosocial risk factors for
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altered family health. Which example describes one of these risk factors?
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