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cool · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A patient is depressed after a divorce and is not eating. The nurse is using Maslow to prioritize care. Which patient need should the nurse address first?

a. Nutrition
b. Emotional safety
c. Depression
d. Love and belonging

Question 2

A 6-year-old girl is being seen at the clinic for a well-child checkup. The guardian tells the nurse that the child is having difficulty getting to sleep at night and asks for suggestions. What is the nurse's best response?

a. You should play an active game with her like basketball to wear her out.
b. It would be a good idea to save homework until right before bedtime.
c. Quiet activities like reading sometimes help to settle down children her age.
d. Try to delay dinner time until later to help make her sleepy.

mmj22343 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
According to Maslow, individuals have to meet lower-level needs before they are able to satisfy higher-level needs. The lowest level on the hierarchy consists of very basic physiological needs such as oxygen, water, food (nutrition), sleep, and sex. The second level on the hierarchy consists of safety needs. The third level on the hierarchy is love and belongingness, which is a desire to belong to groups. The fourth level deals with the need for self-esteem. Depression is not a lower need but a higher need.

Answer to Question 2

C
A 6-year-old child averages 11 to 12 hours of sleep nightly. Encouraging quiet activities usually persuades the 6- or 7-year-old child to go to bed. Playing an active game, doing homework right before bed, and delaying dinner are not quiet activities.