You Are Working in a Long-Term Care Facility with a Group

question 20

Multiple Choice

You are working in a long-term care facility with a group of older adults with cardiac disorders. Why would it be important for you to closely monitor an older adult receiving digitalis preparations for cardiac disorders?

• A) Older adults are at increased risk for toxicity.
• B) Older adults are at increased risk for cardiac arrests.
• C) Older adults are at increased risk for hyperthyroidism.
• D) Older adults are at increased risk for asthma.

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Definitions:

Aggressive Behavior

Actions or attitudes that are hostile, destructive, or violent, which may harm or intend to harm another individual or entity.

Fixed Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where the first response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has passed, used in behavioral psychology.

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses, often used in learning and conditioning processes.

Creative Intelligence

The ability to produce new products, ideas, or innovative solutions to problems.