A Nurse Is Discharging a Patient and Is Planning on What

question 20

Multiple Choice

A nurse is discharging a patient and is planning on what material to give the patient to take home. What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Assess the patient's ability to read and understand.
• B) Determine if the patient wants to take written material home.
• C) Give the patient the same material as other patients get.
• D) Ask the patient if he/she has a need for written material.

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Definitions:

Measure

A quantitative indication or estimation of a variable's extent, size, amount, or degree.

Histogram

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, often showing bins or intervals and the count of observations within each.

Symmetric

A symmetric shape or distribution shows mirror-image symmetry along a central axis, meaning it looks the same on both sides of the center.

Bell Shaped

Describing a graphical representation of data that exhibits a symmetric distribution around a central peak, resembling the shape of a bell.