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History of hypertension and smoking

Scenario: 74-year-old male with a history of hypertension and smoking, is having dinner with his wife when he develops sudden onset of difficulty speaking, with drooling from the left side of his mouth, and weakness in his left hand. His wife asks him if he is all right and the patient denies any difficulty. His […]

Legislation or litigation events relevant to psychological testing and assessment

Choose three legislation or litigation events relevant to psychological testing and assessment (refer to Table 2-1 in your readings). Summarize the events and their significance.Explain what it means for a test to be culture-specific.Suppose you were developing an “assertiveness” test for adults to be used in various settings (e.g., for counseling or employment settings). Would […]

Nursing care interventions for clients during pregnancy, labor, and birth.

Utilize the appropriate technology and/or references/resources, demonstrating accurate use, in order to access reliable data and information that support evidence-based practice in the care of diverse clients during pregnancy.Differentiate the various components of basic physiological needs as it relates to pregnancy and health practices, including but not limited to associated concepts of.Evaluate data and information […]

Elementary verbal operants

Using 2 scholarly sources to help guide you, define each of the elementary verbal operants; identify whether each operant has point to point correspondence and/or formal similarity, along with the kind of reinforcement that will function to maintain that verbal behavior. Finally, provide a real-life example of each operant from your own personal experience, identifying […]