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behavior management: overactivity/inattention,

a nursing intervention from the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) defined as provision of a therapeutic milieu that safely accommodates the patient's attention deficit and/or overactivity while promoting optimal function. See also Nursing Interventions Classification.

inattention [in″ah-ten´shun]

lack of attention.

selective inattention

1. unilateral neglect.

2. the ignoring or otherwise screening out of stimuli that are threatening, anxiety-producing, or felt to be unimportant.

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