NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS - EXAM 1: COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-YIELD REVIEW WITH VERIFIED RATIONALES FOR RN SUCCESS A nurse is providing care based on Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs. For which nursing activities is this approach useful? a. Making accurate nursing diagnoses b. Establishing priorities of care c. Communicating concerns more concisely d. =ntegrating science into nursing care - -- ANSWER IS>>>--b. Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs is useful for establishing priorities of care. The nurse is prioritizing nursing care for a patient in a long-term care facility. Which examples of nursing interventions help meet physiologic needs? Select all that apply. a. Preventing falls in the facility b. Changing a patient's oxygen tank c. Providing materials for a patient who likes to draw d. :elping a patient eat his dinner e. Facilitating a visit from a spousef. Referring a patient to a cancer support group. - -- ANSWER IS>>>--b, d. Physiologic needsoxygen, water, food, elimination, temperature, sexuality, physical activity, and restmust be met at least minimally to maintain life. Providing food and oxygen are examples of interventions to meet these needs. Preventing falls helps meet safety and security needs, providing art supplies may help meet self-actualization needs, facilitating visits from