Obtaining Height and Weight Measurements for the Critically Ill Patient

question 6

Multiple Choice

Obtaining height and weight measurements for the critically ill patient

• A) should be deferred until the medical condition stabilizes.
• B) should be measured rather than obtained through patient or family report.
• C) requires consistent weights in pounds.
• D) requires weight, but height can be deferred.

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Definitions:

Innate

Inborn or natural traits, abilities, or qualities that are not acquired or learned.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method involving the frequent pairing of two cues; a response initially prompted by the second cue comes to be prompted by the first cue in isolation.

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating how stimuli can trigger reflexive responses.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; a response that is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.