The student nurse is seeking to learn skills associated with priority setting. In discussing different priorities of care, an example of a second-order priority is:
1. The need to urinate
2. An obstructed airway
3. The side effects of a medication
4. Activities of daily living in the home environment
ANS: 1
Second-order priority needs are actual problems for which the client or family has requested im-mediate help, such as a full bladder. An obstructed airway is a first-order priority need because it is an immediate threat to a client's survival or safety. Side effects of a medication is an example of a third-order priority need. It is a relatively urgent actual or potential problem that the client or family does not recognize. Activities of daily living in the home environment is a fourth-order priority need. It is an actual or potential problem with which the client or family may need help in the future.
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