The Nurse at a Community Health Clinic Is Conducting a Mental

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse at a community health clinic is conducting a mental health assessment on a patient with a history of depression. Which environmental factor does the nurse recognize as a risk factor for suicide?

• A) Isolation from others
• B) Chronic illness
• C) Apprehensive anxiety
• D) Working two jobs

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistical testing which suggests that there is no significant effect or difference.

Directional Research Hypothesis

A hypothesis that predicts not only that a relationship exists between variables but also the direction of that relationship.

Sampling Error

The discrepancy between a sample statistic and the corresponding population parameter that arises due to chance.