When Obtaining Subjective Assessment Data,the Nurse Recognizes Which of the Following

question 7

Multiple Choice

When obtaining subjective assessment data,the nurse recognizes which of the following client scenarios as being the most likely to produce accurate,credible information?

• A) A 50-year-old in the ED reporting chest pain
• B) A 70-year-old admitted with fever of unknown origin
• C) A 81-year-old receiving follow-up treatment for a hip replacement
• D) A 22-year-old being treated at a clinic for a sexually transmitted disease

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Definitions:

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain responsible for regulating various bodily functions, including hunger, thirst, temperature, and emotional responses.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A conditioning process where a stimulus that has become a conditioned stimulus (CS) is used to condition a new stimulus, creating another CS without direct association with the unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response (CR)

A learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus.

Conditioning

The process of training or accustoming a person or animal to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances.