The staff nurses enjoyed meeting in the break room to share lunches an

QUESTION

The staff nurses enjoyed meeting in the break room to share lunches and have some down time. The nurse manager had the staff break room converted to a family waiting room.

The nurse manager was interfering with which staff need, according to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
a.
Physiologic
b.
Safety/security
c.
Social/belonging
d.
Self-actualization

ANSWER:

ANS: C
Thwarting the social needs of individuals may stimulate resistance and antagonism that defeat management’s objectives. According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the nurse manager was interfering with the social needs of her staff members.