The Nurse Is Instructing a Patient with a Compromised Immune

question 8

Multiple Choice

The nurse is instructing a patient with a compromised immune status on the signs and symptoms of infections.What should be included in these instructions?

• A)Increased sputum production
• B)Cloudy urine
• C)Irritated oral mucosa
• D)Purulent wound drainage

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Definitions:

Survival Value

The extent to which a trait or behavior increases an organism's chances of surviving and reproducing in its environment.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned until there is a reason to demonstrate it.

Conditioned Reinforcer

A stimulus that acquires its reinforcing power through association with a primary reinforcer, used to condition a response.

Primary Reinforcer

A naturally reinforcing item or outcome, like food or water, that does not require learning to become desirable or rewarding.