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A patient without a history of previous seizures experiences two tonic-clonic seizures in succession while the nurse is in the patient's room. List in priority order the actions the nurse should take.
A) Turn the patient on his or her side.
B) Protect the patient from environmental harm.
C) Start oxygen via face mask.
D) Reorient the patient to time, person, and place.
Weaken a Behavior
The process of reducing the frequency or intensity of an undesired behavior, often through negative reinforcement or punishment.
Extinction
In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response following the cessation of reinforcement.
Reinforcement
In psychology, a process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering rewards or punishing unwanted behavior.
Punishment
The imposition of a penalty as a response to an undesired behavior, intended to discourage future occurrences of such behavior.
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