A Client Has Been Advised to Perform Weight-Bearing Exercises to Help

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client has been advised to perform weight-bearing exercises to help minimize osteoporosis.The client admits to not doing the prescribed exercises.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Ask the client about fear of falling.
• B) Instruct the client to increase calcium.
• C) Suggest other exercises the client can do.
• D) Tell the client to try weight lifting.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

A principle in behavioral psychology where the probability of a behavior is increased through rewards or decreased through punishment.

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense or wrongdoing.

Contingency

Refers to a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.

Modifying Behavior

The process of changing individual behaviors through various techniques and strategies, often used in organizational and therapeutic contexts.