A Client in Shock Is Apprehensive and Slightly Confused

question 2

Multiple Choice

A client in shock is apprehensive and slightly confused.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Offer to remain with the client for awhile.
• B) Prepare to administer antianxiety medication.
• C) Raise all four siderails on the client's bed.
• D) Tell the client everything possible is being done.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Map

A mental representation of one's physical environment, facilitating navigation and understanding of spatial relationships.

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement and is not demonstrated until there is an incentive to do so.

Fixed-interval

A method of reinforcement where rewards are dispensed for the initial response after a set time period has elapsed.

Variable-interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed, in behaviorism.