A Nurse Plans Care for a Client Who Is Recovering

question 6

Multiple Choice

A nurse plans care for a client who is recovering from a below-the-knee amputation of the left leg.Which intervention should the nurse include in this client's plan of care?

• A) Place pillows between the client's knees.
• B) Encourage range-of-motion exercises.
• C) Administer prophylactic antibiotics.
• D) Implement strict bedrest in a supine position.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus Preexposure Effect

A phenomenon where exposure to the conditioned stimulus prior to pairing it with the unconditioned stimulus decreases the effectiveness of conditioning.

Conditioning

The process of learning associations between environmental stimuli and behavioral responses, fundamental to behavioral psychology.

Stimulus

Any event or situation that evokes a response from an organism.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.