If the Clinician Decides to Use Ultrasonic Equipment Instead of Hand

question 16

Multiple Choice

If the clinician decides to use ultrasonic equipment instead of hand instruments, she needs to keep contraindications for ultrasonic use in mind. Which of the following is NOT a contraindication for use of ultrasonic equipment?

• A)Client with a communicable disease
• B)Client with difficulty swallowing or who is prone to gagging
• C)Client with primary or newly erupted teeth
• D)Client with multiple amalgam restorations

Recognize the importance of environmental factors and community infrastructure in disease prevention.

Understand the historical development of public health initiatives and their impact on community health.

Analyze the role of government and non-governmental organizations in the advancement of public health.

Identify key figures and their contributions to public health and nursing.

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Definitions:

Type I Error

The mistake of rejecting a true null hypothesis, also known as a false positive.

Type II Error

The statistical error that occurs when one fails to reject a false null hypothesis, a mistake of not detecting an effect that is there.

Nonparametric Techniques

Statistical methods that do not assume a specific distribution for the data they are analyzing.

Parametric Techniques

Statistical methods based on assumptions about the distribution of the underlying population from which the sample data are drawn.