The Nurse Is Caring for a Terminally Ill Patient Who

question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a terminally ill patient who has 20-second periods of apnea followed by periods of deep and rapid breathing. The nurse documents this finding as

• A) agonal breathing.
• B) apneustic breathing.
• C) death-rattle respirations.
• D) Cheyne-Stokes respirations.

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Definitions:

Alderfer's ERG Theory

A motivational theory presented by Clayton Alderfer that categorizes human needs into three groups—Existence, Relatedness, and Growth—which influence individual behavior.

McClelland's Acquired Needs Theory

A motivational theory suggesting that individuals are driven by three main needs: achievement, affiliation, and power, which they acquire over time.

Arranged Hierarchy

A system where people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

Maslow's Hierarchy

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow, which suggests that humans are motivated by a hierarchy of needs, starting from basic physiological needs to self-actualization.