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If the concept of all people having needs, desires and interests which are fundamental to the physiological and psychological well-being of the individual is recognised then we can look at needs as described by psychologists and see how they can be used as a basis for nursing.

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© 1987 P. J. Hunt and B. Sendell

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Hunt, P.J., Sendell, B. (1987). Identification of Needs. In: A Personal Approach to Patient Care. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08562-0_1

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