The Nurse Is Evaluating the Performance of a Student Nurse

question 2

Multiple Choice

The nurse is evaluating the performance of a student nurse while caring for a client with an ankle sprain. Which intervention of the student nurse does the nursing instructor correct while providing care to the client?

• A) Administering analgesics
• B) Checking dorsalis pedis pulse
• C) Checking posterior tibial pulse
• D) Keeping the ankle below the heart

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Definitions:

Dishabituation

The term used to describe the process in which an infant’s interest is renewed after a change in the stimulus.

Habituation

A psychological and physiological process whereby an individual becomes accustomed to a stimulus through repeated exposure, leading to a decrease in response.

Perceive Change

The process of recognizing or detecting alterations in one's environment or circumstances.

Perceptual Narrowing

The developmental process during which an individual becomes more attuned to specific sensory inputs and loses sensitivity to others, often observed in early childhood.