The Patient Needs Temperatures Measured Every Two Hours

question 23

Multiple Choice

The patient needs temperatures measured every two hours.Which of the following cannot be delegated to an unregulated care provider?

• A)Selecting appropriate route and device.
• B)Obtaining temperature measurement at ordered frequency.
• C)Being aware of the usual values for the patient.
• D)Assessing changes in body temperature.

Recognize the distinction between implicit and explicit memory through examples.

Understand the controversy surrounding recovered memories and the psychological perspectives related to it.

Understand the types and processes of memory including implicit, explicit, working, and declarative memory.

Identify and explain the conversion process of information into long-term memory.

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.

Recency Effect

The tendency to recall the last items in a sequence more readily than those in the middle.

Sensory Decay

The decline in the ability of a sensory system to detect or accurately interpret information over time or due to external factors.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory for experiences that occurred shortly before a loss of consciousness.