Which Intervention Should the Nurse Implement When Focusing on Communicating

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which intervention should the nurse implement when focusing on communicating therapeutically with a client?

• A) Explaining to the client why they will need to ask for a razor
• B) Providing the client with options to help achieve smoking cessation
• C) Encouraging the client to identify personal stressors
• D) Assuring the client that they can receive telephone call on the unit telephone

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers an unconditioned response without prior conditioning.

American Behaviorism

A school of psychology that focuses on observable behaviors and disregards mental processes.

John B. Watson

An American psychologist who is considered one of the founders of behaviorism, emphasizing the study of observable behavior.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus used during the original conditioning.