The Nurse, Caring for a Terminally Ill Patient in a Coma

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse, caring for a terminally ill patient in a coma, reads the patient's living will and realizes that most of the care provided has been in violation of the will. Which of the following will most likely occur with the nurse, physician, and care organization?

• A) Nothing because there is usually no legal enforcement of the living will
• B) The nurse, physician, and care organization will be sued for criminal activity
• C) The nurse, physician and care organization will be sued for civil liability
• D) Since the will was just read, all previous care would be null and void but going forward, care has to be provided according to the will

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was once neutral becomes capable of eliciting a conditioned reaction after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

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Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, is able to elicit a conditioned response on its own.

UCS

stands for Unconditioned Stimulus, a term in classical conditioning that refers to a stimulus that elicits a natural, unconditioned response without prior learning.