The Nurse Is Planning the Discharge of a Client with a Known

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse is planning the discharge of a client with a known long-term deficit of ADH.The nurse recognizes that the discharge orders for an ADH supplement will most likely require teaching about:

• A)self-administration of an every-third-day intramuscular preparation.
• B)self-administration of a weekly intravenous preparation.
• C)self-administration of an oral or intranasal preparation.
• D)self-administration of a daily subcutaneous preparation.

---

Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A training technique that adjusts the level of a behavior through positive reinforcement or negative punishment.

Behavior Consequences

Refers to the outcomes or results that follow an individual's behavior, which can influence future behaviors through reinforcement or punishment.

Counterconditioning

Behavior therapy procedures that use classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors; include exposure therapies and aversive conditioning.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.