NCLEX
Practice
Questions
Exam 1
, 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 ANSWERS-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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 security
c. Self-esteem
d. Love and belonging - CORRECT ANSWERS-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.
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.
Practice
Questions
Exam 1
, 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 ANSWERS-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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 security
c. Self-esteem
d. Love and belonging - CORRECT ANSWERS-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.
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.
