A Mother Has Concerns About the Immunization Scheduled for This

question 6

Multiple Choice

A mother has concerns about the immunization scheduled for this clinic visit having adverse effects on her child.Which of the following would be the nurse's best response to the mother?

• A) "The doctor wants the child to have the shot."
• B) "We will give the injection at the next visit."
• C) "More complications are caused by the disease than the immunization."
• D) "Side effects are expected,and there is nothing to worry about."

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Definitions:

Varying Amounts

Different quantities or measures of something without a fixed or exact number.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which conditioned responses are triggered by stimuli that are similar, but not identical to, the original conditioned stimulus used during learning.

Discrimination

The act of treating people unequally based on characteristics such as race, age, or sex, resulting in prejudice.

Response Generalization

The process by which a behavior, once learned in response to a specific stimulus, extends to similar stimuli not directly associated with the initial learning.