The Nurse Should Use Which Test to Check for Large

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse should use which test to check for large amounts of fluid around the patella?

• A) Tinel sign
• B) Phalen test
• C) McMurray test
• D) Ballottement

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A range of values derived from sample statistics that is likely to contain the true parameter of the population with a specified level of confidence.

Population Mean

The average of all the numerical values in a population, calculated as the total sum of the values divided by the number of values in the population.

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion of all values in a given population from the mean of that population.

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between a sample statistic and the true population parameter, which arises purely by chance.