Which of the Following Clients Is at Greatest Risk for Acquiring

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following clients is at greatest risk for acquiring a health care-associated (nosocomial) infection?

• A) A 32-year-old hospitalized for 2 days for migraine headaches
• B) A client with type 1 diabetes who has been experiencing hypoglycemia
• C) A trauma victim taken directly from the ED to surgery and then to the postsurgical unit
• D) A pregnant 24-year-old diagnosed with both sinusitis and otitis media and prescribed an oral antibiotic

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Definitions:

Response Deprivation Theory

The idea that when a contingency restricts access to an activity, it causes that activity to become a reinforcement.

Premack's Principle

A principle stating that more probable behaviors can serve as reinforcers for less probable behaviors.

High-Probability Activities

Activities that an individual is highly likely to engage in, often used in behavior modification by allowing access to them as a reward.

Reinforcing

Strengthening a behavior by providing a consequence that will increase the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.