In Explaining to a Patient Who Is Being Dismissed from the Hospital

question 21

Multiple Choice

In explaining to a patient who is being dismissed from the hospital that he has a clean-contaminated wound, the nurse states:

• A) "Although the wound is an incision, it was grossly contaminated during surgery, so it is important to notify your physician if the drainage increases."
• B) "Your incision seems to be developing a purulent drainage. Make sure that you notify your doctor if you notice that the drainage develops a foul smell."
• C) "Your drainage cultured a high number of microorganisms, but since we've seen no evidence of infection and you are taking an antibiotic, you probably don't need to worry about it."
• D) "Surgical wounds are exposed to normal flora that resides on the skin. It is important to observe it for signs of infection, such as drainage that turns yellow or green."

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

In traditional conditioning, a stimulus that instinctively and automatically elicits a response without previous learning.

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any prior learning or conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

Within classical conditioning, a stimulus that inherently and spontaneously provokes a response with no prior learning required.

Classical Conditioning

The educational process of repeatedly pairing two stimuli; the reaction that initially starts with the second stimulus in time starts with the first stimulus exclusively.