You Are Reviewing for Your Nursing School Entry Exam with Your

question 85

Multiple Choice

You are reviewing for your nursing school entry exam with your study group. Each person in the group agrees to cover one disease. You select toxoplasmosis for your presentation. Toxoplasmosis can be a serious problem for those who are immunosuppressed, as well as for fetuses. Even in healthy people, the immune system may not clear the organism, resulting in a latent infection that can reactivate when immunity declines.
-Prevention of toxoplasmosis involves

• A) vaccination of domestic animals.
• B) avoiding inadequately cooked meat.
• C) prophylactic antibiotics for cat owners.
• D) filtering and chlorinating water.
• E) vaccination of people and their pets.

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Reinforcement

In organizational behavior, the use of rewards or punishments to increase or decrease the likelihood of a specific behavior being repeated.

Managers

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Refers to the optimal application and utilization of resources or strategies to achieve desired outcomes efficiently.

Punishment

A consequence that is imposed following undesirable behavior, intended to discourage that behavior in the future.