A Coworker Calls from Home and Asks You to Sign

question 20

Multiple Choice

A coworker calls from home and asks you to sign his name on a patient chart that he forgot to sign after administering a medication. What should you do?

• A) Sign his name.
• B) Sign your name.
• C) Sign both your names.
• D) Refuse to sign either name.

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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.