Which Health Team Member Determines That Death Has Occurred

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which health team member determines that death has occurred?

• A) A doctor
• B) An RN
• C) An RN or LPN/LVN
• D) Whoever is with the person at the time of death

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Definitions:

Difference Threshold

The smallest amount by which a stimulus must be changed in order to notice that the change has occurred, also known as the just noticeable difference (JND).

Stimulus Level

The intensity of a stimulus which may influence the response it elicits from an organism or process.

Just Noticeable Difference

The smallest change in the intensity of a stimulus that can be detected.

Weber's Law

A principle in psychology stating that the just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to the magnitude of the original stimulus.