The Nursing Team Is Tasked with Making a Decision Regarding

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nursing team is tasked with making a decision regarding implementation of a new unit policy.What is the first step this team should take in this work?

• A)Obtain an institutional pledge to finance any necessary changes.
• B)Outline the priority needs of the work team.
• C)Organize interventions to solve the problem.
• D)Clearly define the problem being addressed.

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Definitions:

Tertiary Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement that uses a stimulus associated with primary or secondary reinforcers to modify behavior.

Contingency Management

The use of contingent reinforcement and nonreinforcement to increase the frequency of appropriate behavior and eliminate inappropriate behaviors

Contingency

The specified relationship between a specific behavior and reinforcement

Conditioning

Conditioning is a process in psychology in which a response becomes more frequent or more predictable in a given environment due to reinforcement.