Which Assessment Is of the Greatest Concern to a Nurse

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which assessment is of the greatest concern to a nurse when caring for a patient just admitted with a pelvic fracture?

• A) Pain level rating of 8 on a scale of 1 to 10
• B) No urinary output for 8 hours
• C) Evidence of bruising along the patient's hips and buttocks
• D) Complaints of the need for back care from resting in bed

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Definitions:

Relative Frequency Distribution

A table or chart that displays the relative frequencies of different categories or values in a dataset.

Class Boundaries

The values that sit between classes in a frequency distribution, used for continuous data to separate different classes.

Discrete Data

Data that can only take on specific values and cannot be made more precise by further measuring or subdividing.

Skewed Left

A distribution characterized by a longer tail on the left side, suggesting that the bulk of data is concentrated to the right of the mean.