A Patient Has Had No Visitors for the 2 Weeks

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient has had no visitors for the 2 weeks he has been on your unit. The patient seems dejected and insists on having his few belongings in sight at all times. The nurse realizes that he may be experiencing what kind of need?

• A) Health-deviation need
• B) Developmental need
• C) Universal need
• D) Health continuum need

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Cartwright View

A perspective or theory, potentially in psychology or another field, named after an individual with the last name Cartwright, without additional context more specificity is needed.

Dreaming

A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep, often linked to processing of emotions and memories.

REM Sleep

Rapid Eye Movement sleep, a phase characterized by rapid movement of the eyes, vivid dreams, and increased brain activity.