A hospice nurse is caring for a patient dying of lung cancer. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what dimension of care should she consider primary in importance when caring for a dying patient?
A) Spiritual
B) Social
C) Physiologic
D) Emotional
Ans: C
Feedback: Maslow ranked human needs as follows: physiologic needs; safety and security; sense of belonging and affection; esteem and self-respect; and self-actualization, which includes self-fulfillment, desire to know and understand, and aesthetic needs. Such a hierarchy of needs is a useful framework that can be applied to the various nursing models for assessment of a patient's strengths, limitations, and need for nursing interventions. The other answers are incorrect because they are not of primary importance when caring for a dying patient.
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