Which Assessment Is Most Relevant to the Care of the Patient

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which assessment is most relevant to the care of the patient with a new order for an inhaled nasal steroid?

• A)History of allergic rhinitis
• B)History of asthma
• C)History of chronic bronchitis
• D)History of emphysema

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

An approach to learning in which the force of a behavior is shaped through positive reinforcement or negative consequences.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Respondent Behavior

Behavior that occurs as a direct response to a specific stimulus, often reflexive or involuntary in nature.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.