A Pregnant Patient of 28 Weeks' Gestation Complains of Pain

question 24

Multiple Choice

A pregnant patient of 28 weeks' gestation complains of pain in the right inguinal area.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Assess the woman for early labor.
• B) Position the woman on the right side.
• C) Palpate the woman's abdomen.
• D) Document the findings in the chart.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

An associative learning process where two stimuli are constantly paired together; the second stimulus initially causes a response which in time is caused by the first stimulus alone.

Acquisition

The phase during learning when a response is established and gradually strengthened.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a response that has been learned to one stimulus is also elicited by similar, but not identical, stimuli.

Stimulus Generalization

A process in conditioning where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with other stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus.