A Client Is Diagnosed with Simple Goiter

question 18

Multiple Choice

A client is diagnosed with simple goiter. Information related to which of the following would be important for the nurse to obtain?

• A) Use of corticosteroid agents
• B) Iodine content of diet
• C) History of antibiotic use
• D) Ingestion of soybeans

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Definitions:

Shock Termination

The process of ending an application of electrical shock, often used in experimental settings to study learning or behavioral responses.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying behavioral conditioning in animals, usually through reinforcements and punishments.

Shock-Avoidance Task

A behavioral experiment where an animal or human learns to perform an action to avoid a forthcoming unpleasant stimulus, such as an electric shock.

Principle Of Belongness

The concept that people tend to learn and remember information better when they perceive it as being related or relevant to them.