To help clients prevent risks and threats to their basic human needs, the nurse must be familiar with the basic human needs and identify each client's specific needs
The client's chart identifies several basic needs that should be addressed during hospitalization for prostate surgery. Which should the nurse recognize as the highest secondary need of this individual? A) Elimination of waste products
B) Activity and exercise
C) Sexual gratification
D) Social needs
D
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People must meet needs such as survival and security before they can address social needs. Thus, social needs, such as the need for love, affection, and belonging, should be recognized as secondary needs. Elimination of the body's waste products, activity and exercise, and sexual gratification are essential to sustain life and are, therefore, basic physiologic needs.
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During a home visit an older patient with heart disease tells the nurse of plans to shovel the snow as soon as the visit concludes. How should the nurse instruct the patient at this time?
1. Shovel the steps only. 2. Avoid shoveling at this time. 3. Shovel for 30 minutes at a time. 4. Shovel for 10 minutes and then stop.
The nurse is preparing a client who has multiple sclerosis (MS) for discharge home from a rehabilitation center. The client has been prescribed cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) and methyl-prednisolone (Medrol)
Which instruction does the nurse include in the teaching plan for the client? a. "Take warm baths to promote muscle re-laxation." b. "Avoid crowds and people with colds." c. "Use physical aids such as walkers as little as possible." d. "Stop using these medications when your symptoms improve."