A Client Has the Following Lab Results

question 4

Multiple Choice

A client has the following lab results. Which would alert the nurse to a possible nutrition problem?

• A) Albumin 5.0 g/dl
• B) Pre-albumin 12 mg/dl
• C) Retinol-binding protein 5 mg/dl
• D) Transferrin 200 mg/dl

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any need for prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Response

is a learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus through conditioning.

Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly the concept of the conditioned reflex using dogs.