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Human Needs and Development
Human Needs and Development
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1
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What are basic human needs?
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Requirements everyone needs for life, including food, water, shelter, protection from the environment, and love.
2
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Define 'Cognitive'.
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The ability to think, reason, make decisions, and have memory.
3
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What are coping mechanisms?
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Things we do to help us handle stressful situations.
4
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Define 'Culture'.
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Pattern of living for a group of people, including the group's values and beliefs.
5
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What is 'Development'?
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The increase in mental, emotional, and social skills.
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What are 'Developmental Tasks'?
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Social, emotional, and psychological behaviors that are part of the life experience, changing at different stages of life.
7
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Define 'Dignity'.
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Maintain and improve the resident's self-esteem and self-worth.
8
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Define 'Diversity'.
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Differences among people that include race, culture, gender, age, and abilities.
9
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What is 'Ethnicity'?
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A social group that has common national or cultural traditions, language, and/or heritage.
10
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What is 'Growth'?
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Physical changes that occur in the body such as increase in size and strength.
11
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Define 'Intervention'.
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Actions taken to improve a situation.
12
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What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs?
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A system of five basic needs considered necessary for all people.
13
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What is 'Mental Health'?
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A person’s adjustments to life that allow feelings of self-worth and comfort with life situations.
14
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What is 'Race'?
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Group of people with shared physical characteristics such as skin color, facial features, blood type, or hair texture.
15
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Define 'Self-Actualization'.
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Reach your highest potential and being satisfied with yourself.
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What is 'Self-Esteem'?
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The need for a sense of identity and to feel important and useful.
17
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What is 'Stereotyping'?
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Placing a group of people into a category assuming they are all the same.
18
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What is Level 1 of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
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Physiological Needs
19
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How can NAs assist residents in meeting their food needs?
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Make mealtimes pleasant, assist with opening cartons or cutting meat, and feed the resident if necessary.
20
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How can NAs assist residents with oxygen needs?
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Elevate the head of the bed, position in chairs for lung expansion, assist with ambulation, and report tubing problems or breathing difficulties.
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How can NAs assist residents with water needs?
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Offer fluids frequently, keep containers within reach, and keep containers filled with fresh water.
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How can NAs assist residents with elimination needs?
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Assist with toileting, provide privacy, and respond matter-of-factly to incontinent residents.
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How can NAs assist residents with rest needs?
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Assist in preparation for sleep, recognize changes in sleep patterns, and alternate rest periods with activity.
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How can NAs assist residents with activity and exercise needs?
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Perform passive range of motion, encourage active range of motion during ADLs, ambulate, transfer, and move residents correctly, and encourage participation in activities.
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How can NAs assist residents with stimulation needs?
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Listen to residents, have conversations, place residents where they can observe/participate in activities, and provide access to mail, telephone, and radio/television.
26
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How can NAs assist residents with sexuality needs?
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Encourage gender-appropriate clothing, cosmetics, and hairstyles, provide privacy, and respond appropriately and non-judgmentally to masturbation.
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How can a nursing assistant (NA) assist residents in meeting their safety needs?
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Meeting safety and security needs, keeping areas hazard-free, showing residents how to do activities safely, keeping the call light within reach.
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How can a nursing assistant (NA) provide security for residents?
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Respecting belongings, orienting new residents, reassuring residents with support, getting to know family/friends, knocking before entering rooms, ensuring residents are safe from abuse, and securing valuables according to facility policy.
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How can a nursing assistant (NA) support a resident's emotional (love/belonging) needs?
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Showing caring, addressing concerns/fears, taking an interest in residents' lives, listening and conversing, gentle touch, welcoming visitors/pets, including residents in activities, and encouraging personal belongings from home.
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How can a nursing assistant (NA) support a resident's spiritual needs?
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Respecting beliefs, assisting with religious activities, providing privacy for religious visits, referring requests for religious advisors to the nurse, and handling religious symbols with care.