What Is the Primary Purpose of the IV Tubing Label

question 14

Multiple Choice

What is the primary purpose of the IV tubing label?

• A) To decrease the possibility of tubing being used on the wrong patient
• B) To remind nurses when the tubing change is due
• C) To identify the nurse who last connected the tubing
• D) To document the health care provider who ordered the infusion

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Definitions:

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement wherein a response is rewarded only after a specified number of correct responses, leading to a high rate of responding.

Variable Ratio

A reinforcement schedule where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified number of responses, in behavioral psychology.

Variable Ratio

A reinforcement schedule that rewards a response after a random number of responses, making it very resistant to being extinguished.