How Do the Courts Determine If a Nurse's Conduct Has

question 5

Multiple Choice

How do the courts determine if a nurse's conduct has been negligent?

• A) The standard of care is used as an objective measure.
• B) The professional standards are used as a subjective measure.
• C) Only an appellate court can determine this.
• D) This would go before a disciplinary review board,not the courts.

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Definitions:

Token Economy

A system of behavior modification based on the systematic reinforcement of target behavior through the exchange of tokens that can be exchanged for other reinforcements.

Stimulus Satiation

A decrease in responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations.

Aversive Conditioning

A form of behavioral therapy that involves teaching individuals to associate unwanted behaviors with unpleasant stimuli to reduce or eliminate those behaviors.

Time Out

A behavior modification technique used to eliminate undesirable behavior, especially in children and adolescents, by withdrawing all reinforcers for a period of time.