A New RN Is About to Administer a Dose of Medication

question 3

Multiple Choice

A new RN is about to administer a dose of medication previously ordered by the IM route to a client in shock.The nurse preceptor stops the RN,stating that the client in shock may not respond to IM medications because of which of the following client conditions?

• A) Renal failure
• B) Altered liver metabolism
• C) Minimal peripheral circulation
• D) Decreased urinary output

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Definitions:

Level of Significance

The threshold below which a p-value is considered statistically significant, indicating the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.

Rejection Region

The rejection region is the range of values for which the null hypothesis is rejected in hypothesis testing, determined by the significance level of the test.

Value of F

A statistic used in analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests that determines the ratio of the variance explained by a model to the variance not explained by the model.

Area

Refers to the extent of a surface or space measured in square units.