Which of the Following Behaviours Demonstrates That the Nurse Provides

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following behaviours demonstrates that the nurse provides presence to a patient?

• A) The nurse performs those activities of daily living that the patient is unable to do.
• B) The nurse remains with the patient throughout a procedure that the patient has identified as frightening.
• C) The nurse demonstrates confidence in preparing for and administering nursing care to patients.
• D) The nurse remains calm during administration of care.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A teaching method in which a response originally triggered by a second stimulus is ultimately triggered by the first stimulus after the two stimuli have been repeatedly associated.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned, becoming apparent only when there is an incentive to demonstrate it.

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning is a learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior.