The Nurse Would Determine That a Client Is Having a Dysfunctional

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nurse would determine that a client is having a dysfunctional ventilatory weaning response if the client's respiratory rate rises to

• A) 20 breaths per minute.
• B) 25 breaths per minute.
• C) 30 breaths per minute.
• D) 35 breaths per minute.

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Definitions:

Unconscious Wishes

Desires and thoughts that reside in the unconscious mind, influencing behavior and feelings without one's awareness.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying animal behavior through operant conditioning.

Operant Chamber

A laboratory apparatus used to study animal behavior through operant conditioning, typically involving stimuli and levers for animals to manipulate in order to receive a reward.

Isolates an Animal

The process of segregating an animal from others for experimental, health, or social reasons.