What Makes Professional Nurses Be in an Excellent Position to Provide

question 12

Multiple Choice

What makes professional nurses be in an excellent position to provide leadership regarding health-care issues? Select all that apply.

• A)Desire to avoid conflict at all costs
• B)Good communication skills
• C)Credibility with the public
• D)Ability to work collaboratively with others
• E)Knowledge that exceeds that of other health-care team members

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An education method where two stimuli are steadily associated; the reaction initially comes from the second stimulus but is later directly elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Vicarious Punishment

A process by which an individual observes another being punished and thus learns to refrain from the punished behavior.

Drug Tolerance

The phenomenon whereby increasing doses of a drug are required over time to achieve the same effect, often associated with addiction and dependence.

Behavior Modification

Behavior modification is the use of empirically demonstrated behavior change techniques to improve behaviors, often involving reinforcing desired behaviors and decreasing undesired ones.