While working in a long-term care facility, the nurse notices ...

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While working in a long-term care facility, the nurse notices that older residents take pleasure in telling stories about their earlier lives and reliving special events.
 
  The nurse recognizes this helps residents meet what level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs?
  1. Self-esteem
  2. Love and belonging
  3. Safety
  4. Self-actualization

Question 2

The nurse receives a shift report from the nurse going off shift and asks about a patient's state of mind and emotional needs, which demonstrates what aspect of Dr. Watson's theory?
 
  1. Intentionality
  2. Curiosity
  3. Caritas
  4. Holism

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4
Individuals look back over their lives and achieve self-actualization by recognizing their accomplishments and finding that they lived a full life.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
Intentionality is the concept that the nurse enters every patient encounter with the intention of acting with care. Learning more about the patient's emotional needs demonstrates intentionality in planning care.