The Characteristic of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)that Places the Patient

question 19

Multiple Choice

The characteristic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that places the patient at risk for the nursing diagnosis of "Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body requirements" is:

• A) Increased metabolism
• B) Anxiety
• C) Chronic constipation
• D) Excessive respiratory effort

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Definitions:

Potty-Trained

The process by which a young child learns to use the toilet for urination and defecation independently.

Classical Conditioning

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

Feed Himself

The act of an individual eating or consuming food without assistance from others.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process by which a previously learned response decreases in frequency or disappears when reinforcement is withheld.