The Circulating Nurse Is Assisting in the Operating Room and Is

question 18

Multiple Choice

The circulating nurse is assisting in the operating room and is asked to open a sterile pack and give the contents to the surgeon.Which action should the nurse perform?

• A)Apply sterile gloves before opening the sterile pack.
• B)Open the sterile pack and place the contents on the instrument tray.
• C)Peel open the sterile pack and drop contents into the surgeon's hand.
• D)Hold the contents by the opened outer wrapper for the surgeon to grasp.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering reward or punishment.

Punishment

A behavioral conditioning process where an undesirable behavior is followed by a negative consequence, leading to a decrease in the behavior's occurrence.

Interval Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after a specified or varying amount of time has passed.

Ratio Schedule

In operant conditioning, a rule determining the timing and frequency of reinforcements, based on the number of responses made by the subject.