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While Providing Care for a Patient Who Has Recently Completed

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While providing care for a patient who has recently completed chemotherapy for colorectal cancer,the nurse notes the patient has an elevated carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level.How should the nurse interpret this test result?


Definitions:

Dull His Feelings

"Dull His Feelings" suggests an attempt to numb or suppress one's emotional responses, often through the use of substances or other coping mechanisms.

Schedule of Reinforcement

A rule or plan for determining the timing and frequency of reinforcement (rewards or punishments) in order to modify behavior.

Fixed Interval

A reinforcement schedule that rewards a response only after a specified time has elapsed, leading to a pattern of response following the reinforcement.

Variable Ratio

In operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that rewards a response after an unpredictable number of responses, making it very effective for maintaining strong and steady response rates.

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