A nurse is providing care for a variety of older adults on a transitional care unit
Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs as a basis for prioritizing care, rank the following actions, starting with the most important. (Select all that apply.)
A. Encourage a family member to take part in a teaching session.
B. Administer 2 liters of oxygen via nasal cannula.
C. Place a call bell in reach after transferring the older adult to bed.
D. Ask clients their preferences before beginning care.
B, C, A, D
Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs, the first and most important action to complete is to administer 2 liters of oxygen via nasal cannula, which meets a basic physiological need. Ac-cording to Maslow, airway, nutrition, and elimination are first-level needs. The second action to complete is placing a call bell in reach after transferring an older adult to bed. A call bell pro-motes feelings of safety and security, which is addressed in Maslow's second level. The third action would be encouraging a family member to take part in a teaching session. This action promotes maintaining support systems and is categorized as love and belonging, the third level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs. The last action would be to ask a client his or her pre-ferences, which would promote self-control and support self-esteem needs, which is Maslow's fourth level.
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