The nurse emphasizes that the major advantage of utilizing Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs when planning nursing care for patients is to:
1. establish a nursing diagnosis.
2. improve problem-solving techniques.
3. prioritize patient care.
4. establish priorities of care.
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Priorities for nursing care can be based on the level of human needs; physical needs take priority over security.
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A patient repeatedly seems to have difficulty coming up with a word. He says, "I was on my way to work, and when I got there, the thing that you step into that goes up in the air was so full that I decided to take the stairs."
The nurse will note on his chart that he is using or experiencing: a. Blocking b. Neologism c. Circumlocution d. Circumstantiality
You are caring for a 79-year-old man who has returned to the Medical-Surgical unit following abdominal surgery. Your patient is unable to ambulate and is now refusing to wear an external pneumatic compression stocking
You explain that refusing to wear external pneumatic compression stockings places him at significant risk for what? A) Sepsis B) Infection C) Pulmonary embolism D) Hematoma
The nurse is preparing a client for cesarean birth because induction has led to uterine hyperstimulation. Which of the following would the nurse suspect as a cause of the hyperstimulation?
A) Uteroplacental hypoperfusion B) Uterine rupture C) Fetal compromise from hypoxia D) Increased production of exogenous oxytocin
After describing the various models for nurse-managed health centers, the instructor determines that the student understand the information when they identify which organization structure as being partnered legally with a human services organization?
A) Academic nursing center B) Freestanding center C) Subsidiary center D) Affiliated center