A New Graduate Desires a Position in Labor and Delivery;however,no

question 16

Multiple Choice

A new graduate desires a position in labor and delivery;however,no position is available.What is the best advice for this nurse?

• A) Continue to study to keep skills current and wait for desired position.
• B) Return to college until a position in labor or delivery opens.
• C) Accept another nursing position and transfer into labor and delivery when a position is available.
• D) Practice obstetrical skills in a simulation lab then present evidence of competency to potential employer.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A process of learning in which a reaction initially triggered by the second of two jointly presented stimuli is in time triggered by the first stimulus as a result of their repeated pairing.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in psychology in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others, also known as social learning or modeling.

Delayed Reinforcement

A method of reinforcement in which there is a delay between the target behavior and the delivery of the reinforcing stimulus, affecting the strength and rate of the behavior.