GMCH Nursing Officer-2025
Nursing Foundation
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In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which intervention demonstrates prioritisation of physiological needs?
Appeared in: GMCH Nursing Officer-2025
Explanation
- According to Maslow's hierarchy, physiological needs are the most fundamental and must be met first for survival.
- Providing a heated blanket directly addresses the physiological need for thermoregulation (maintaining body temperature) in a hypothermic patient.
- This intervention is a life-sustaining measure, and therefore takes the highest priority over psychosocial or self-fulfillment needs.
Why Other Options Were Wrong
- Option A: This intervention addresses safety and security needs, which are on the second level of the hierarchy, not the first (physiological).
- Option C: This addresses the need for love and belonging, which is the third level of Maslow's hierarchy.
- Option D: This intervention addresses self-actualization needs, which are at the highest level of the hierarchy.
Related Visual
- Visual 1: Diagram: A pyramid illustrating Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, with each of the five levels clearly labeled (Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Esteem, Self-Actualization) and showing examples of nursing interventions for each level.
Clinical Relevance
- Nursing practice connection: Knowing Application of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in Nursing Prioritization helps nurses interpret findings accurately and avoid errors in routine assessment, medication administration, and patient teaching.
- Nurses constantly use Maslow's hierarchy, often implicitly, to prioritize care. In an emergency, the ABCs (Airway, Breathing, Circulation) are the top priority because they are essential physiological needs.
- This framework is fundamental to creating holistic care plans that address the patient as a whole person, considering their physical, psychological, social, and spiritual well-being.
- What if? If the patient was physiologically stable but was newly admitted and expressed intense fear about their diagnosis, teaching relaxation techniques (Option A) would become a higher priority to address their acute safety and security needs.
How to Approach the Question
- First, identify the key concept in the question: 'Maslow's hierarchy' and the specific level asked for, which is 'physiological needs'.
- Recall the five levels of Maslow's hierarchy in order of priority: 1. Physiological, 2. Safety, 3. Love/Belonging, 4. Esteem, 5. Self-Actualization.
- Define what constitutes a physiological need: These are basic survival requirements like air, water, food, sleep, and temperature regulation.
- Analyze each option to determine which level of the hierarchy it addresses.
- Option A (relaxation) is Safety. Option B (warmth) is Physiological. Option C (socialization) is Love/Belonging. Option D (spiritual support) is Self-Actualization.
- Select the option that aligns with the highest priority level, which is the physiological need.
Concept Tested & Keywords
- Concept Tested: Application of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in Nursing Prioritization
- Stem keywords: Maslow's hierarchy of needs, prioritisation, physiological needs
- Lead-in keywords: which intervention
- Negative lead-in flag: false
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