A home-health nurse is working with a poverty-stricken family that has two small children, ages 2 and 3 years. The family lives in an isolated rural area. The family's home has a dirt floor, and there are chickens living in the house with the family. Because of a recent wind storm, there is a sizeable hole in the roof that allows rain and snow into the house. Which nursing intervention would be the highest priority in this situation?

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According to Maslow's need hierarchy, disadvantaged families have their attention focused on survival. Any nursing intervention that does not support active problem solving to meet the family's basic survival needs will be ineffective until those needs are met.

A Home-Health Nurse Is Working with a Poverty-Stricken Family That