« previous next »

Author Question: Which behavior would a nurse focus upon when using a token economy as a method of positive ... (Read 43 times)

Bob-Dole

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 547
on: Jul 19, 2018
Which behavior would a nurse focus upon when using a token economy as a method of positive reinforcement?
 
  a. Altering cognitive perceptions
  b. Reinforcing cognitive congruence
  c. Performing assigned tasks in a cooperative manner
  d. Pairing desired behaviors with undesired behaviors

Question 2

A patient is about to receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) when a nurse sees that a consent form for treatment has not been signed. Which fact should determine the nurse's immediate action?
 
  a. Verbal consent by the patient is sufficient.
  b. A staff member is needed to witness the consent form.
  c. Failure to obtain the patient's written consent constitutes battery.
  d. Permission was implied when the patient signed the hospital's admission form.


covalentbond

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 336
Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Token economy, a form of positive reinforcement, has been used successfully to reward patients for performing behaviors such as the activities of daily living.

Answer to Question 2

C
A consent form for the specific treatment is required. Unless informed consent is given, the patient may sue the agency, the health care provider, and all who participated in the treatment.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

There are actually 60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids, and three essential fatty acids that your body needs every day.

Did you know?

The training of an anesthesiologist typically requires four years of college, 4 years of medical school, 1 year of internship, and 3 years of residency.

Did you know?

Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.

Did you know?

When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).

Did you know?

Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.

Cell-wall structure of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Cell-wall structure of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI
Neural Circuitry in Defensive Behavior and Predation Neural Circuitry in Defensive Behavior and Predation
The Steps of the Scientific Method The Steps of the Scientific Method
Table 6.1 illustrates the main regime types and their differences. It breaks the regimes into four Table 6.1 illustrates the main regime types and their differences. It breaks the regimes into four
Computer-automated DNA sequencing using the chain-termination (Sanger) method Computer-automated DNA sequencing using the chain-termination (Sanger) method
Video: Anatomy and Chemical Makeup of a Single Hair (Animation)

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library