A Doctor Completes a Surgical Procedure on a Patient Without

question 35

True/False

A doctor completes a surgical procedure on a patient without error. The patient dies anyway. In operations management terms, we could refer to this doctor as being efficient but not effective.

Understand the role of personal experiences and empathy in enhancing patient care.

Identify the ethical principles guiding nursing care and decision-making.

Appreciate the influence of nursing care on patient outcomes, including emotional and behavioral responses.

Recognize the importance of spiritual connectedness in providing holistic patient care.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Token Economy

A behavioral intervention strategy where desired behaviors are rewarded with tokens, which can be exchanged for various rewards.

Flooding

Flooding is an exposure therapy technique used in psychology to help individuals overcome phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing them to their fear triggers in a controlled environment until the fear response diminishes.

Aversion Therapy

A form of psychological treatment in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the occurrence of the behavior.