When Interviewing an Applicant for a Position,the Nurse Manager Describes

question 12

Multiple Choice

When interviewing an applicant for a position,the nurse manager describes the unit's care delivery system as one in which each nursing assistant is cross-trained to perform specific tasks,and the RNs do all treatment,medication administration,and discharge teaching.The nurse applicant knows this nursing care delivery strategy to be:

• A)The case method.
• B)Functional nursing.
• C)Primary nursing.
• D)Nurse case management.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally triggers a response without the need for prior learning.

Counterconditioning

A therapeutic process aimed at reversing the negative effects of a conditioned response by introducing a new, positive stimulus.