Mindy Is in Nursing School and Is Learning How to Measure

question 167

Multiple Choice

Mindy is in nursing school and is learning how to measure a patient's blood pressure. Her instructor first shows the class a video that demonstrates the proper procedures for measuring blood pressure and then demonstrates these same procedures using Mindy as a ''patient.'' Mindy and her class are learning how to measure blood pressure in patients through the use of:

• A)operant conditioning.
• B)observational learning.
• C)latent learning.
• D)classical conditioning.

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Definitions:

Radial Tuberosity

A bony prominence under the forearm that attaches to the bicep tendon.

Olecranon

The bony prominence of the elbow, on the upper end of the ulna, that forms the point of the elbow.

Tibial Tuberosity

A prominent bony structure on the anterior portion of the tibia, below the knee, where the patellar ligament attaches.

Intercondylar Eminence

A projection located on the tibial plateau between the medial and lateral condyles, serving as an attachment point for ligaments in the knee joint.