A nurse is following the goals of Healthy People 2030 to provide care. Which action should the nurse take?

A) Promoting a society in which people live long healthy lives: Healthy People 2030 emphasizes the promotion of overall health and well-being, aiming to improve the quality of life by encouraging preventive care, addressing health disparities, and promoting healthy lifestyle choices across all populations. The goal is to increase life expectancy and ensure that people live longer, healthier lives by focusing on prevention, health education, and accessible healthcare.

B) Allowing people to continue current behaviors to reduce the stress of change: This approach is not aligned with the goals of Healthy People 2030. While reducing stress is important, the initiative encourages individuals to make lifestyle changes that promote better health outcomes, such as adopting healthier diets, increasing physical activity, and quitting harmful behaviors like smoking. Promoting ongoing unhealthy behaviors would not lead to improved health outcomes.

C) Focusing on illness treatment to provide fast recuperation: Healthy People 2030 focuses more on prevention and health promotion rather than solely on illness treatment. The emphasis is on addressing the root causes of health issues to prevent diseases from occurring in the first place, rather than just providing treatment for illness after it develops.

D) Focusing only on health changes that will lead to better local communities: While Healthy People 2030 does include goals related to improving health within communities, its focus is broader. It includes national health objectives to address issues on a large scale, impacting all populations, and improving health outcomes in every area, not just specific localities. The goal is to ensure that health improvements are seen across the entire nation.

A) Anxiety: While anxiety is a significant concern, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs emphasizes addressing physiological needs first, as they form the foundation for higher-level needs. Anxiety can be a secondary concern, but it is often tied to unmet basic needs like hunger, so addressing the physiological need for nourishment should take priority.

B) Not seeing family members: Emotional support from family members is important for mental health and well-being, but according to Maslow's hierarchy, psychological needs like social connection come after physiological needs. The patient’s refusal to see family members may be influenced by underlying physiological issues such as hunger or anxiety, making it less urgent to address initially.

C) Not eating: According to Maslow’s hierarchy, the most immediate priority is addressing physiological needs such as food, water, and shelter. If a patient is not eating, it can lead to further health complications like malnutrition, weakness, and decreased energy. Ensuring the patient’s basic physiological needs are met, such as eating, should be the nurse's first priority to stabilize the patient before addressing other concerns.

D) Mental Health: Mental health concerns, like anxiety, are important but are considered a higher-level need in Maslow's hierarchy, following physiological needs. Addressing mental health issues such as anxiety may be necessary, but it is more effective once the basic physiological needs, such as eating and hydration, are met.