Which Question Does the Nurse Ask When Assessing a Patient's

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which question does the nurse ask when assessing a patient's social history during a gastrointestinal system assessment?

• A)"Do you drink alcohol?"
• B)"Have you ever had abdominal surgery?"
• C)"Do you have a history of sickle cell disease?"
• D)"Have you ever been diagnosed with depression?"

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Definitions:

Habituation

The decrease in response to a stimulus on repeated applications; this is the simplest kind of learning.

Habituated

The process of becoming accustomed to a stimulus after repeated exposure, leading to a decrease in response.

Pavlov's Studies

Research conducted by Ivan Pavlov that demonstrated classical conditioning, where dogs learned to associate a neutral stimulus with food and respond to it as they would to the food.

Salivate

The production of saliva in the mouth, often as a reflexive response to the sight, smell, or thought of food.