The Nurse Educator of the Pediatric Unit Determines That Vital

question 3

Multiple Choice

The nurse educator of the pediatric unit determines that vital signs are frequently not being documented when children return from surgery.According to QI,to correct the problem the educator,in consultation with the patient care manager,would initially do which of the following?

• A) Talk to the staff individually to determine why this is occurring.
• B) Call a meeting of all staff to discuss this issue.
• C) Have a group of staff nurses review the established standards of care for postoperative patients.
• D) Document which staff members are not recording vital signs,and write them up.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly presented prior to an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

A stimulus that elicits a reaction automatically, without any pre-existing learning required.

Vicarious Conditioning

The development of the conditioned response to a stimulus after observation of the pairing of conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (UCS).

Sensory Preconditioning

Sensory preconditioning involves a situation where two stimuli are paired together in the absence of an unconditioned stimulus, leading to a learned association between them.