The nurse uses a cotton swab to lightly touch the client’s forehead, cheeks, and chin. What component of the nervous system is the nurse assessing?

What cell count on a white blood cell differential would be elevated for a severe bacterial infection?

The patient has claudication when ambulating that subsides with rest.  The nurse should recognize that the [___________] is the cause and plan to further assess the patient’s [______________].

The nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on a 39-year-old with a history of diabetes. The client is alert, oriented x 3, and moving all extremities spontaneously. Appropriate mood and affect.  Strength is 5/5 upper and lower extremities bilaterally. The nurse notes that the client is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or ankle bilaterally, but she can feelvibrations on both patellae.  Identify the likely cause of this finding.

Shaping is a procedure used to teach new behaviors by reinforcing successive approximations toward a final goal behavior. Which of the following best explains the role of extinction-induced variability in shaping?

Extra Credit (worth 1 pt) Briefly explain why the phrases “This reinforcer isn’t working” or “Reinforcement doesn’t work on him” don’t make sense. 

Identify the priority reason why nurses must assess the oral cavity.

Fill in the blanks by using the dropdown boxes provided.  In positive reinforcement: following a behavior, a stimulus is that the likelihood (or rate) of this response in the future.  In negative reinforcement: following a behavior, a stimulus is that the likelihood (or rate) of this response in the future.  In positive punishment: following a behavior, a stimulus is that the likelihood (or rate) of this response in the future.  In negative punishment: following a behavior, a stimulus is that the likelihood (or rate) of this response in the future. 

The nurse observes that the client’s pupils oscillate back and forth in certain diagnostic positions. How would the nurse document this finding?

What risk factor for osteoporosis should the nurse address in the discharge teaching?