What Is the Main Reason That Nurses Wear Gloves When

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason that nurses wear gloves when handling the newborn at birth?

• A) To protect the baby from infection
• B) It is part of the Apgar protocol.
• C) To protect the nurse from contamination by the newborn
• D) Because the nurse has primary responsibility for the baby during the first 2 hours

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Definitions:

Physiological Need

A basic bodily requirement that people need to survive, such as food, water, and shelter.

Maslow Hierarchy

A theory of human motivation depicted as a pyramid, with basic needs at the base ascending to self-actualization needs at the top.

Level Of Needs

The ranked priorities of needs that individuals strive to fulfill, often depicted in a hierarchical order, such as Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Maslow Hierarchy

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow, categorizing human needs into a five-tier model, from basic (physiological) to higher needs (self-actualization).