The Nurse Is Obtaining a Health History from a Client

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse is obtaining a health history from a client with a prosthetic mitral valve who has symptoms of infective endocarditis (IE) . Which of the following questions by the nurse is best?

• A)"Have you been to the dentist lately?"
• B)"Do you have a history of a heart attack?"
• C)"Is there a family history of endocarditis?"
• D)"Have you had any recent immunizations?"

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Definitions:

Conditioned Emotional Response

A learned emotional reaction or response to a previously neutral stimulus that has acquired its emotional value through classical conditioning.

Learning Of Phobias

The process by which individuals develop irrational fears through classical conditioning or traumatic experiences.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

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