Explain why the basic human needs of food, nutrition, and oxygen must be met before other needs become important.
What will be an ideal response?
All humans need food, oxygen, and nutrition to survive. If these most basic needs are not met, safety, love, and psychological needs are not important. The individual must concentrate all of his energy on meeting his most basic needs before he considers these other things. If the basic needs are not met, the individual cannot survive. Survival does not depend on the other needs.
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a. Prepares very few meals and avoids cleaning the house. b. Ambulates around her local community without difficulty. c. Balances her checkbook weekly and pays her bills on time. d. Resists medical advice to remove a stage I malignant tumor.
The nurse is providing care to a client who is diagnosed with anorexia nervous. Which assessment findings indicate the client has met some the treatment goals related to the disease process?
Select all that apply. A) The client is observed wearing wrinkled clothes, listening to a portable music device, and staring out the window. B) The client states that her menstrual cycle is regular and she is learning to prepare meals. C) The client's vital signs are within normal limits. D) The client's current weight is 75% of normal after 2 years of treatment. E) The client is observed telling her mother that she will eat dinner if her mother buys her new jeans.
A patient tells the nurse that her mother has type 2 diabetes and heart problems. The nurse realizes that this information:
1. means that the patient will probably not change her health habits. 2. can help predict the patient's future health problems. 3. helps predict the future health of the patient's children. 4. means that the patient keeps in touch with her parents.
The nurse is leading group therapy with psychiatric clients. During the working phase, what should the nurse do?
A. Explain the purposes and goals of the group. B. Offer advice to help resolve conflicts. C. Encourage group cohesiveness. D. Encourage a discussion of feelings of loss regarding termination of the group.