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The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Had a Bone

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The nurse is caring for a client who had a bone marrow transplant for treatment of leukemia and has developed a skin rash 10 days after the transplant. The nurse recognizes this reaction as an indication of which of the following?


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Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior.

Learning

The acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or being taught.

Intermittent Pairing

A concept in conditioning where the pairing of stimuli or behaviors is not continuous but occurs at irregular intervals.

Partial Reinforcement

A condition in operant conditioning where only a portion of responses are reinforced, making the learned behavior more resistant to extinction.

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