The Nurse Interviews a Patient with a New Diagnosis of Chronic

question 36

Multiple Choice

The nurse interviews a patient with a new diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) . Which information is most specific in confirming a diagnosis of chronic bronchitis?

• A)The patient tells the nurse about a family history of bronchitis.
• B)The patient indicates a 30 pack-year cigarette smoking history.
• C)The patient reports a productive cough for 3 months every winter.
• D)The patient denies having respiratory problems until the past 12 months.

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Definitions:

Immediately

An action or event occurring without any delay, happening at once.

Behavior Reinforcement

The process of strengthening a behavior by providing a consequence that encourages the repetition of that behavior.

Classical Conditioning

The process of learning through the repeated association of two stimuli; over time, a response originally elicited by the second one becomes elicited by the first one alone.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.