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The Nurse Wants to Ensure That a Client Recovering from Surgery

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The nurse wants to ensure that a client recovering from surgery does not develop thrombophlebitis.Which action should the nurse take to reduce the client's risk of this postoperative complication?


Definitions:

Aversion

A strong feeling of dislike or disinclination towards something, often used in psychology to refer to a conditioned response to certain stimuli.

Rapid Conditioning

A process by which an organism quickly learns to associate a specific behavior with a particular outcome.

CS (Conditioned Stimulus)

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after being associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.

Extinction

In psychology, extinction refers to the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the reinforcement or stimulus is no longer presented.

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