What is the main idea of operant conditioning?

a. Fear is a conditioned response.
b. Learning can occur when a conditioned stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
c. One can learn new behaviors by observing others.
d. Behavior is motivated by the consequences we receive for the behavior: reinforcements and punishments.

Mr rogers is 2 days postoperative of a thoracotomy of removal of a malignant mass in his left chest. his pain is being managed via epidural catheter with morphine. as the nurse assumes care of mr rogers, he is alert and fully oriented and states that his current pain is 2 on a 1 -to-10 scale. his vital signs are 37.8-92-12, 138/82. what are benefits of epidural versus systemic administration of opioids? the nurse monitors mr roger’s respiratory status and vital signs every 2 hours. what is the rationale for this frequent assessments? the nurse monitors mr rogers for what other complications of epidural anelgesis?

After examining mohammad and ordering and reviewing the results of an ecg test, dr. williams indicates that mohammad’s heart appears to be normal. what factors might be contributing to mohammad’s episodes of tachycardia?

How do you apply ethical theory to provide rationale for a proposed public health intervention?