According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, people desire to achieve certain needs throughout their lives (McLeod, S. A. (2016). Maslow arranges these needs in a specific order based on precedence. Starting from the basic needs such as food, water, warmth and rest, once one level is fulfilled, Maslow believes people are motivated to move up to the next level(McLeod, S. A. (2016). A person with visual or hearing disturbances might be challenged when trying to meet these higher levels of hierarchy.
According to Maslow's hierarcy of needs, the category love and belonging includes a person being a part of a group, having friendships and giving love and affection (McLeod, S. A. (2016). I am sure that there are plenty of people who have visual or hearing disturbances that reach this level of …show more content…
A. (2016). Every single day I am seeking and desiring more for myself. Some days I feel like a hamster on a wheel and to think that I have been blessed with all of my faculties. A person with a sensory impairment, must feel the same way at times. With the challenges they face, not being able to hear or see limits their abilities. The blind patient might dream of being a writer one day. Although this is not impossible because of alternative measures, they might desire to see their words on paper. The person who is deaf might have desire to be a musician and although this is not impossible, they might lose their drive to achieve their goals. My nursing intervention for both patients that are trying to reach the self-actualization level, is to encourage them to participate in hobbies of choice by providing the necessary tools needed for the impairment. Each patient would have to do what they love with assistance, but over time they will build the confidence they need to achieve their goals in their own unique
According to Maslow's hierarcy of needs, the category love and belonging includes a person being a part of a group, having friendships and giving love and affection (McLeod, S. A. (2016). I am sure that there are plenty of people who have visual or hearing disturbances that reach this level of …show more content…
A. (2016). Every single day I am seeking and desiring more for myself. Some days I feel like a hamster on a wheel and to think that I have been blessed with all of my faculties. A person with a sensory impairment, must feel the same way at times. With the challenges they face, not being able to hear or see limits their abilities. The blind patient might dream of being a writer one day. Although this is not impossible because of alternative measures, they might desire to see their words on paper. The person who is deaf might have desire to be a musician and although this is not impossible, they might lose their drive to achieve their goals. My nursing intervention for both patients that are trying to reach the self-actualization level, is to encourage them to participate in hobbies of choice by providing the necessary tools needed for the impairment. Each patient would have to do what they love with assistance, but over time they will build the confidence they need to achieve their goals in their own unique