A Newly Admitted Patient Reports to the Practical Nurse That

Multiple Choice

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.