The nurse is preparing to administer an antibiotic to a patient. A culture was obtained and the patient has been taking the same antibiotic for 3 days every 8hrs. The nurse notes increased erythema and swelling, and the patient has a persistent high fever of 39° C. What is the nurse’s next best action?  extra credit: on a piece of paper if you can tell me what the patients temperature is in Fahrenheit you will receive 1 additional point. 

The nurse is preparing to administer the first dose of an antibiotic to a patient admitted for a suspected urinary tract infection. Which action should the nurse take prior to administering the antibiotic for a suspected infection?  

What regional term describes the region of the neck?

What aspect of the plasma membrane allows it to most effectively maintain homeostasis? 

What organelle serves as the site of protein synthesis?

Which body cavity houses the majority of the nervous tissue?

If you would like to earn one extra credit point on the test, answer the following question.   Our next and final unit of this class focuses on interventions for behavior/skill acquisition (motivating operations, stimulus control and prompting, imitation and observational learning, shaping and chaining). Which area are you most interested in learning about and why? 

Which of the following are considerations for reinforcement?

With a(n) group contingency, the contingency is presented to all members of the group but reinforcement is delivered only to those group members that meet the criterion. For example, only the students who completed the midsemester feedback survey and provided their proof, earn 3 extra credit points on this exam.

The process of gradually increasing the response ratio or the duration of the time interval for reinforcement is known as _____.