The Nurse Reviews a Patient's Database and Learns That the Patient

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse reviews a patient's database and learns that the patient lives alone, is forgetful, and does not have an established routine. The patient will be sent home with three new medications to be taken at different times of the day. The nurse develops a daily medication chart and enlists a family member to put the patient's pills in a pill organizer. This is an example of which phase of the nursing process?

• A) Assessment
• B) Evaluation
• C) Implementation
• D) Planning

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Definitions:

Spacing Effect

Refers to the phenomenon where learning is more effective when study sessions are spaced out over time rather than conducted in one long session.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that briefly holds an image of a visual stimulus after its exposure.

Implicit Memory

A type of long-term memory that enables people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of having learned them.

Conditioned Fear

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that becomes associated with a fear-inducing event or situation.