The Nurse Educator Is Teaching a Group of Nursing Students

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students how to perform an assessment of the client's peripheral vascular system. Which student statements indicate an appropriate understanding of the peripheral vascular assessment?

• A) "I need to take a blood pressure only in the client's right arm."
• B) "The best way to assess the carotid pulses is palpate one side and then the other."
• C) "It will be easier to assess the client's carotid pulses if the client is obese."
• D) "I should inspect the arms to ensure that they are close to the same size."
• E) "I should look at the extremities to ensure that hair distribution is normal and symmetrical. The skin should be clean and free of any lesions."

Explain the process and applications of operant conditioning, including reinforcement and punishment mechanisms.

Recognize patterns of stimulus generalization and discrimination in classical conditioning.

Comprehend the concept of observational learning and its factors as defined by Bandura.

Discuss the influence of behaviors and attitudes through media and social learning.

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Definitions:

Inflation

A period when prices in general are rising and the purchasing power of money is declining.

Price Levels

General price indices reflecting the overall movement of prices within an economy over a period of time, affecting purchasing power and inflation rates.

Present Value

The present worth of a future sum of money or series of cash flows, considering a given return rate.

Compound Interest

In this method, interest is accrued on the principal sum as well as on the interest that has been accumulated over prior periods of the investment or loan.