The Nurse Designs a Program to Decrease the Incidence of Human

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse designs a program to decrease the incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the adolescent and young adult populations. Which information should the nurse assign as the highest priority?

• A)Methods to prevent perinatal HIV transmission
• B)Ways to sterilize needles used by injectable drug users
• C)Prevention of HIV transmission between sexual partners
• D)Means to prevent transmission through blood transfusions

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology where successive approximations of a target behavior are reinforced until the desired behavior is achieved.

Successive Approximations

A technique used in behaviorist psychology, involving the reinforcement of behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior.

Operant Conditioning

A method of behavior modification where the intensity of an action is influenced by positive or negative reinforcement.

Shaping

A method of positive reinforcement of behavior patterns in operant conditioning.