Which of the Following Statements Is True About Outpatient Facilities

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about outpatient facilities?

• A) Patient registration occurs only at the first visit.
• B) Medical information is usually accessed less frequently and by fewer individuals than in inpatient facilities.
• C) Patients usually do not stay overnight in outpatient facilities.
• D) Outpatient facilities usually have a simpler management structure.
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

Reinforcers

Stimuli, events, or conditions that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Reinforcement

In operant conditioning, any event that strengthens the behavior it follows.

Successive Approximations

A method of shaping behavior by rewarding actions that are progressively closer to the desired behavior.

Shaping

The process of reinforcing closer and closer approximations to a desired behavior in order to teach a new behavior.