Which Instruction by the Nurse Is Accurate to Include When

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which instruction by the nurse is accurate to include when providing teaching to a patient recently diagnosed with diabetes who has been prescribed insulin?

• A) Beta blockers can mask symptoms of hypoglycemia.
• B) Lipodystrophy increases the absorption of insulin.
• C) Infection will decrease the need for insulin.
• D) Excessive exercise will increase the need for insulin.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in psychology in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others, also known as social learning or modeling.

Delayed Reinforcement

A method of reinforcement in which there is a delay between the target behavior and the delivery of the reinforcing stimulus, affecting the strength and rate of the behavior.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.