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The Nurse Instructs the Nursing Assistant to Obtain Temperatures on Four

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The nurse instructs the nursing assistant to obtain temperatures on four patients and report abnormal findings immediately.Two hours later the nurse discovers that one of the patients had a fever that was not reported.The nurse is upset with the nursing assistant.Which statement,if made by the nurse,is concrete and specifically explains the nurse's feelings?


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Recency Judgments

The evaluations or decisions made based on the most recent information or experiences, rather than on earlier data.

Attributions

The process by which individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behavior.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that influences behavior in a way that causes the belief to become true.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging others' behavior.

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