When Assessing a Patient Who Has Been Exposed to a Poisonous

question 96

Multiple Choice

When assessing a patient who has been exposed to a poisonous substance, it is essential to recognize:

• A) vomiting indicates that the poison has not yet been absorbed into the body.
• B) the signs and symptoms of toxic exposure will vary depending on the specific poison.
• C) the route of entry into the body will determine the signs and symptoms.
• D) absorption into the body has not occurred if the signs of illness are not apparent within 15 minutes.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Experience

The process of perceiving and responding to events or changes in the environment as stimuli.

Observational Learning

A learning process where individuals acquire new behaviors, skills, or attitudes by watching and imitating others.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the consequences of an action affect the likelihood of the action being performed again, involving reinforcement and punishment.

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.