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jerry coleman · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A newly admitted patient reports to the practical nurse that she is hungry. The nurse confirms that the patient is on a regular diet and promptly retrieves a meal and provides it to the patient.

According to Maslow's needs theory, the nurse is meeting the patient's

a. physiological needs.
b. safety needs.
c. self-actualization need.
d. love and belonging needs.

Question 2

A guest speaker is addressing a group of practical nursing students.

The speaker informs the students that she is actively pursuing a doctoral degree in research and is in the process of collecting and measuring numerical data using statistics to describe variables of this study. The nursing students are aware that this type of study is most likely a

a. quantitative research study.
b. subjective research study.
c. qualitative research study.
d. grounded theory research study.

angrybirds13579 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Physiological needs include oxygen, food, water, elimination, safety, sleep, activity, mental stimulation, and sexual procreation. Safety needs include security, freedom from harm, and protection. Self-actualization is the highest level of needs. This involves maximum realization and fulfillment of the individual's potential. Love and belonging needs include love, affection, and companionship.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
A quantitative research study is an objective study in which a variable is the event the researcher is trying to measure. Numerical data is collected and measured using statistics to describe variables, examine relationships among variables, or determine cause and effect interactions between variables. Qualitative research studies are subjective and provide a narrative description of the lived experience of individuals. Grounded theory research studies are a type of qualitative research study that describe a process that people use to deal with problem areas of their lives.