The Most Important Nursing Intervention for Patients Who Receive Neuromuscular

question 32

Multiple Choice

The most important nursing intervention for patients who receive neuromuscular blocking agents is to

• A) administer sedatives in conjunction with the neuromuscular blocking agents.
• B) assess neurological status every 30 minutes.
• C) avoid interaction with the patient, because he or she won't be able to hear.
• D) restrain the patient to avoid self-extubation.

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Standard Deviations

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Standard Deviations

Measures that express the variability or spread in a set of data from its mean, showing how much variation there is from the average.

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