The Nurse Has Requested an Order to Place a Patient

question 13

Multiple Choice

The nurse has requested an order to place a patient on suicide watch. Which data noted in the health assessment led the nurse to this conclusion?

• A) Threats of killing oneself
• B) Chronic pain
• C) History of prior suicide attempt
• D) Loneliness
• E) Stable heart rhythm

Recognize the importance and implications of operant conditioning in modifying behavior.

Comprehend the roles of cognitive processes and biological predispositions in learning.

Understand the concepts of punishment and its effects on behavior.

Conceptualize latent learning and its significance.

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Definitions:

Logistic Regression

A statistical method for analyzing datasets in which there are one or more independent variables that determine an outcome, which is categorical.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study that is expected to change in response to changes in another variable, the independent variable.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or regression which are manipulated or categorized to determine their effect on dependent variables.

Degrees of Freedom

Refers to the number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution.