When a Nurse Observes Muscle Stiffening Occurring Within 6 to 14

question 23

Multiple Choice

When a nurse observes muscle stiffening occurring within 6 to 14 hours after death,the nurse should document this finding as _____ present.

• A) Livor mortis
• B) Gangrene
• C) Algor mortis
• D) Rigor mortis

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to attribute others' actions to their character or personality while underestimating situational influences.

Defensive Attribution

A cognitive bias that leads individuals to attribute more blame to victims of misfortune than is warranted, often to believe that such events would not happen to themselves.

Illusory Correlation

The perception of a relationship between two variables when no such relationship exists, often a result of cognitive biases.

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute one's successes to personal characteristics and failures to external factors.