A Postoperative Client Is Reluctant to Participate in Physical Therapy

question 15

Multiple Choice

A postoperative client is reluctant to participate in physical therapy.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Ask the client about pain goals and if they are being met.
• B) Ask the client why he or she is being uncooperative with therapy.
• C) Increase the dose of analgesia given prior to therapy sessions.
• D) Tell the client that physical therapy is required to regain function.

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Definitions:

Token Economy

A behavior modification system using tokens as reinforcement for desired behaviors, which can be exchanged for rewards.

Performance Criteria

Defined standards used to assess the effectiveness or success of a specific task or activity.

Group-Oriented Contingency

A behavioral strategy that applies reinforcement or punishment to a group as a whole dependent on meeting predefined criteria.

Group-Oriented Contingencies

Behavioral interventions that apply consequences to a group or class as a whole based on the behavior of one member, several members, or the entire group.