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An Older Client Recently Admitted from a Homeless Shelter Experiences

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An older client recently admitted from a homeless shelter experiences cardiac arrest. The client has no resuscitation orders. Which action should the nurse take?


Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Discrimination

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

Fixed-Interval Schedule

A schedule in which a fixed amount of time must elapse between the previous and subsequent times that reinforcement is available.

Variable-Interval Schedule

A schedule in which a variable amount of time must elapse between the previous and subsequent times that reinforcement is available.

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