The Nurse Makes the Following Entry on the Patient's Care

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse makes the following entry on the patient's care plan: "Goal not met. Patient refuses to walk and states, 'I'm afraid of falling.'" The nurse should complete which next action?

• A) Ignore the patient's concern in evaluating goal attainment.
• B) Document the patient's unwillingness to continue the plan of care.
• C) Continue the plan of care as originally agreed upon.
• D) Modify the care plan in response to the patient's condition and wishes.

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Definitions:

Finite Population Correction Factor

A factor applied to the computation of the standard error when sampling from a finite population, to adjust for the size of the population relative to the sample size.

FPC

Finite Population Correction, a factor applied in sample size calculations to adjust for sampling from a finite population, ensuring more accurate results.

Standard Error

A statistical metric that measures the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population, calculated as the standard deviation of the sampling distribution.

Margin of Error

An expression of the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results, indicating a range within which the true population parameter is likely to lie.