The nurse knows that obtaining a smoking cessation contract from a client will:
1. Help clients adapt through change.
2. Increase positive reinforcement through adaptation.
3. Facilitate change through contracts.
4. Formulate well-thought-out plans.
2
Rationale: The therapist's goal in operant conditioning is to help the individual increase positive reinforcement through more adaptive and effective behaviors. The effort to change health-related behaviors can be facilitated with a behavioral contract. An effective behavioral contract must be tailored for the individual, and a comprehensive behavioral assessment is necessary to formulate such a contract, as is the formulation of practical, measurable, and feasible objectives and goals.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is aware that the symptoms of an impending myocardial infarction (MI) differ in women because acute chest pain is not present. Women are frequently misdiagnosed as having:
a. hepatitis A. b. indigestion. c. urinary infection. d. menopausal complications.
The nurse is assessing an older patient's risk for developing problems while hospitalized for an acute illness. The Hospital Admission Risk Profile (HARP) tool will be utilized. Which assessment areas would alert the nurse to a risk? Select all that apply.
1. Age of 87 2. Manual dexterity score of 14 3. Cognitive function score of 7 4. Ability to self-feed score of 2 5. Independence IADL's score of 5
A patient arrives to the clinic 2 hours late for her prenatal appointment. This is the third time she has been late. What is the nurse's best action in response to this patient's tardiness?
a. Ask the patient if she has a way to tell the time. b. Ask the patient if she is deliberately being late for her appointments. c. Determine if the patient wants this baby and if this is her way of acting out. d. Determine if the patient arrives after the start time for other types of appointments.
The nurse is explaining to the student nurse the purposes of IV administration. Which of the following are accurate descriptions of this procedure? Select all answers that apply
A) A primary infusion consists of one IV line plus a smaller bag. B) In tandem infusion, the smaller bag is connected at the same level as the primary bag. C) In nearly all cases, IV solutions are supplied in glass bottles. D) Medications are absorbed more rapidly via the IV route than any other route. E) Large quantities of a solution may be given IV by way of an infusion. F) If blood is administered via IV, the procedure is referred to as a blood infusion.