A Strategy That Can Be Used by Staff to Positively

question 16

Multiple Choice

A strategy that can be used by staff to positively affect the budget is:

• A)increase patient charge items
• B)maintain patient length of stay
• C)maintain productivity
• D)evaluate staff downtime

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Definitions:

Punishment by Application

A behavioral psychology term referring to the addition of an undesirable stimulus to decrease a specific behavior.

Negative Reinforcement

A conditioning process where the removal of an unfavorable event or outcome after the display of a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Operant Extinction

The process in behavioral psychology where the frequency of a previously reinforced behavior decreases when that behavior is no longer reinforced.

Belittling Behavior

Actions or comments meant to diminish someone’s sense of self-worth or accomplishments.