A nurse is providing care for a variety of older adults on a ...

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A nurse is providing care for a variety of older adults on a transitional care unit.
 
  Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs as a basis for prioritizing care, rank the following actions, starting with the most important. (Select all that apply.)
  A. Encourage a family member to take part in a teaching session.
  B. Administer 2 liters of oxygen via nasal cannula.
  C. Place a call bell in reach after transferring the older adult to bed.
  D. Ask clients their preferences before beginning care.

Question 2

Which quality does the nurse need to provide caring?
 
  a. Sensitivity to the needs of other nurses
  b. Longing to help others live a healthy life
  c. Desire to have a stable career and income
  d. Ability to create a trusting environment

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Answer to Question 1

B, C, A, D
Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs, the first and most important action to complete is to administer 2 liters of oxygen via nasal cannula, which meets a basic physiological need. Ac-cording to Maslow, airway, nutrition, and elimination are first-level needs. The second action to complete is placing a call bell in reach after transferring an older adult to bed. A call bell pro-motes feelings of safety and security, which is addressed in Maslow's second level. The third action would be encouraging a family member to take part in a teaching session. This action promotes maintaining support systems and is categorized as love and belonging, the third level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs. The last action would be to ask a client his or her pre-ferences, which would promote self-control and support self-esteem needs, which is Maslow's fourth level.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A Incorrect. The nurse with compassion has sensitivity to the needs of others in general.
B Incorrect. The desire to help others lead a healthy life is admirable; however, to provide caring, the nurse should not impose personal beliefs on patients.
C Incorrect. A nurse can provide caring by dedicating herself or himself to nursing as a lifelong commitment and not a means to provide a living.
D Correct. Along with competence, compassion, conscience, and commitment, to provide caring, the nurse must be able to inspire confidence in the nursing care.