A Conflict Develops Between an Associate Nurse and a Primary

question 10

Multiple Choice

A conflict develops between an associate nurse and a primary nurse over the assessment of a patient with pulmonary edema.Based on her assessment of the patient,the associate nurse insists that it is her role to change the care plan because she is the one who has made the assessment.As the nurse manager,you clarify that:

• A)It is the role of the primary nurse to make alterations based on assessment data and input.
• B)The associate nurse is accountable and responsible while the primary nurse is off duty and therefore is able to alter the care plan.
• C)Neither the primary nor the associate should make changes without first consulting you as the manager.
• D)It really does not matter who alters the nursing care plan as it depends on situation and time to do so.

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Definitions:

Extinction

In psychology, the process through which a conditioned response decreases or disappears after the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Higher-order Conditioning

A learning process in which a stimulus that was previously neutral is paired with a conditioned stimulus to produce the same conditioned response as the original conditioned stimulus.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until it is associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of conditioned responses after a period of rest and without further conditioning.