When Taking Care of Child Who Has Sustained Severe Burns

question 5

Multiple Choice

When taking care of child who has sustained severe burns, what is the primary nursing concern?

• A) Providing emotional support to the family
• B) Providing appropriate pain management
• C) Preventing hypovolemic shock
• D) Maintaining aseptic technique to avoid secondary infection

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An associative learning process where two stimuli are constantly paired together; the second stimulus initially causes a response which in time is caused by the first stimulus alone.

Acquisition

The phase during learning when a response is established and gradually strengthened.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response that has been learned to one stimulus is also elicited by similar, but not identical, stimuli.

Stimulus Generalization

A process in conditioning where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with other stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus.