What level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs does food belong to?

Working.

The working phase of the therapeutic relationship is when the nurse and client work together to develop and implement strategies to achieve the client’s goals.

In this case, the goal is to reduce weight, so the nurse and client are working on strategies to achieve that goal.

Choice A is not an answer because the pre-interaction phase occurs before the nurse and client meet and involves the nurse preparing for the first interaction with the client.

Choice B is not an answer because the orientation phase is when the nurse and client get to know each other and establish trust and rapport.

Choice D is not an answer because the termination phase occurs when the therapeutic relationship ends and involves evaluating progress and planning for future care.

A surgical sponge left in a client’s incision is a “never event”.

A “never event” is a serious, largely preventable safety incident that should not occur if the available preventative measures are implemented1.

These events include things like wrong-site surgery or foreign objects left in a person’s body after an operation2.

Choice A is incorrect because no blood incompatibility during a blood transfusion is not a “never event”.

Choice C is incorrect because a client falling in their own home is not a “never event”.

Choice D is incorrect because inserting a urinary catheter before surgery is not a “never event”.