Fundamentals of nursing questions and answers 100%
maslow hierarchy of needs - provides a framework for nursing assessment and for understanding the needs of patients at all levels; many nursing interventions are aimed at meeting patients' basic human needs
Maslows level 1: physiologic needs ...
Fundamentals of nursing questions and answers 100% maslow hierarchy of needs - provides a framework for nursing assessment and for understanding the needs of patients at all levels; many nursing interventions are aimed at meeting patients' basic human needs Maslows level 1: physiologic needs - oxygen, food, water, sex, rest, physical activity; physiologic needs are highest priority Maslows level 2: safety and security needs - both physical and emotional components; being protected from potential or actual harm Maslows level 3: love and belonging needs - often called higher -level needs; understanding and acceptance of others in both giving and receiving love; feeling of belonging; unmet needs produce loneliness and isolation Maslows level 4: self -esteem needs - need for a person to feel good about oneself, to feel pride and a sense of accomplishment, and to believe that others also respect and appreciate those accomplishments; positive self -esteem facilitates the person's confidence and independence Maslows level 5: Self -Actualization - acceptance of self and others as they are; each lower level must be met; focus of interest on problems outside oneself; respect for all people; focus on strengths and possibilities vs problems autonomy - respect rights of patients to make health care decisions nonmaleficence - avoid causing harm beneficence - benefit the patient; balance benefits against risks and harms nurse practice acts - each state has its own; protects public with legal scope of nursing practice standards - used as guidelines for peer review (ANA) establishing an effective nurse -patient relationship - -reduce anxiety through therapeutic communication, teaching, and acceptance -remember that the patient has concerns and needs other medical ones -communicate with the patient as an individual -take time to learn about the patient being admitted -provide for the family participation in all aspects of care when does discharge planning start? - as soon as the patient comes in the door oral temperature for healthy adult - 37.0 C, 98.6 F pulse rate for healthy adult - 60-100 (80 average) respirations for healthy adult - 12 to 20 breaths/min average blood pressure for healthy adult - 120/80 intermittent fever - temperature returns to normal at least once every 24 hours remittent fever - temperature does not return to normal and fluctuates a few degrees up and down sustained or continuous fever - temp remains above normal with minimal variations relapsing or recurrent fever - temp returns to normal for one or more days with one or more episodes of fever, each as long as several days
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