Which Intervention Best Monitors the Health Status of a Patient

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which intervention best monitors the health status of a patient newly admitted for a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa?

• A) Scheduling a bone mineral density screening
• B) Performing a portable electrocardiogram (ECG)
• C) Obtaining a urine sample for a urine analysis
• D) Arranging for a serum potassium level to be drawn

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Definitions:

Contingent Occurrences

Events that happen dependent on certain conditions or situations, often in a causal relationship.

Neutral Stimulus

A neutral stimulus is initially unrelated and unresponsive to any specific response until it becomes associated with a conditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Reinforcer Stimulus

A stimulus that increases the likelihood of a behavior by providing a rewarding outcome.