When a Patient Acquires an Infection as a Result of Being

question 36

True/False

When a patient acquires an infection as a result of being hospitalized,it is called a nosocomial infection or a health care-acquired infection.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Buzzer

A device that produces a buzzing sound, often used as a signal or alarm.

Unconditioned Response

A spontaneous and inherent response to a stimulus that happens without previous learning or conditioning.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response in classical conditioning.