The Nurse Needs to Discuss a Problem with the Nursing

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse needs to discuss a problem with the nursing assistant.The nursing assistant has left several rooms cluttered with trash and not cleaned appropriately.Which comment by the nurse would be the best way to approach the problem?

• A)"I checked on the four rooms you were assigned,and they are really a mess."
• B)"Have you had a problem completing your work assignment today?"
• C)"All four of the patient rooms assigned to you today are messy with a lot of trash in them."
• D)"Family members have been really upset today.Why have you not cleaned up the rooms assigned to you?"

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Definitions:

Permanent Change

A lasting alteration in behavior, situation, or environment that does not revert back to its original state.

Cognition

The act of learning and comprehending by using one's thoughts, experiences, and sensory inputs.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral but, through association with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually provokes a conditioned reaction.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any need for prior learning.