In an Effort to Reduce Prohibitive Health Care Costs,many Facilities

question 23

Multiple Choice

In an effort to reduce prohibitive health care costs,many facilities have incorporated the use of unlicensed assistive personnel into their care delivery model.Nurses supervising these employees must be aware of what each such employee is competent to do within his or her scope of practice.Which tasks can be delegated with supervision? Select all that apply.

• A) Blood draws
• B) Medication administration
• C) Nursing assessment
• D) Housekeeping tasks
• E) Other diagnostic tests, such as electrocardiograms (ECGs or EKGs)

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Definitions:

Punishers

Stimuli that follow a behavior and decrease the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Unconditioned Stimuli

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that innately and instinctively elicits a reaction without any previous learning.

Negative Reinforcers

Stimuli that, when removed after a particular behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Cumulative Recorder

A device used in behavioral psychology to record the frequency of behaviors over time, creating a graphical representation.