A Student Is Ambulating a Client for the First Time

question 30

Multiple Choice

A student is ambulating a client for the first time after surgery. What would the student do to anticipate and plan for an unexpected outcome?

• A) Take the client's vital signs after ambulation.
• B) Ask the client's wife to assist with ambulation.
• C) Delay ambulation until the following shift.
• D) Ask another student to help with ambulation.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

involves the strengthening of a behavior because a negative condition is stopped or avoided as a consequence of the behavior.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that acquires its reinforcing capabilities by being linked with a primary reinforcer.

Primary Reinforcer

A naturally reinforcing item or outcome, such as food or water, that does not require learning to be considered rewarding.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without the need for prior learning.