The Nurse Is Instructing an Elderly Patient About the Use

question 3

Multiple Choice

The nurse is instructing an elderly patient about the use of bisacodyl enteric-coated tablets for the treatment of constipation.Which response is true about this medication?

• A) This medication can be chewed.
• B) It is easily crushed for persons unable to swallow.
• C) It should not be taken with milk.
• D) Antacid will help the medication to be digested better.

---

Definitions:

Reinforcement

The act of strengthening a response by adding a reward, thus increasing the likelihood that the response will be repeated.

Operant Behaviors

Actions that an individual takes that are modified by the consequences they lead to, extensively studied in operant conditioning.

Respondent Behaviors

Automatic responses elicited by specific stimuli, based on the principle of classical conditioning in psychology.

Variable-ratio Schedule

A reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses.