The nurse is planning a patient's care based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Which human need should the nurse identify as requiring his or her immediate attention?
a. Heart rate 38 and irregular
b. Plans to return to college in a year
c. Needs walker adjusted to safely ambulate
d. Desire to learn how to self-inject medication
ANS: A
A. According to Maslow, basic needs or physiological needs must be met first. A heart rate of 38 and irregular is a physiological need. C. Safety and security needs are met after physiological needs have been satisfied. Safe ambulation would be addressed next. D. Self-esteem needs are met after safety and security needs have been addressed. The desire to be independent with medication injections can be addressed after safety and security needs. B. Planning to return to college is an example of self-actualization, which is a need that can be addressed last.
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