The Nurse in an Endocrinology Practice Is Seeing a Client

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse in an endocrinology practice is seeing a client with low growth hormone levels.The client's history reveals extensive pituitary damage secondary to a large adenoma.The nurse recognizes that the client's small stature results from:

• A)negative feedback from GH receptors.
• B)an inability to respond to GH.
• C)lack of tissue receptors for GH.
• D)high levels of ACTH.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistical inference that proposes there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the basis for testing.

Expected Value

The predicted value of a variable, calculated as the sum of all possible values each multiplied by the probability of its occurrence.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can be assigned to a statistical distribution, often affecting the outcome of statistical tests.

Alpha Level

A threshold set in statistical hypothesis testing, below which a null hypothesis is rejected, often set at 0.05.