The Nurse Preparing to Palpate a Patient Would Begin by

question 27

Multiple Choice

The nurse preparing to palpate a patient would begin by

• A) not wearing gloves because they can interfere with the ability to accurately feel.
• B) avoiding to tell the patient where the nurse will touch so the muscles will not tense up.
• C) ensuring that the nurse's fingernails are short to prevent discomfort or injury.
• D) telling the patient to hold his breath during the palpation.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

The process of acquiring new behaviors or knowledge by observing the actions of others and the consequences of those actions.

Classical Conditioning

A teaching mechanism involving the link between a stimulus found in the environment and one that naturally exists.

Positive Reinforcer

A stimulus which, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Conditioned Stimulus

A conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.