Which Information Would the Nurse Include in a Staff Teaching

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which information would the nurse include in a staff teaching session about the differences between mild neurocognitive disorder (NCD) and major NCD?

• A) Major NCD involves disorientation that develops suddenly, whereas mild NCD develops more slowly.
• B) Major NCD involves impairment of abstract thinking and judgment, whereas mild NCD does not.
• C) Major NCD criteria requires substantial cognitive decline from a previous level of performance, and mild NCD requires modest decline.
• D) Major NCD criteria requires decline from a previous level of performance in three of the listed domains, and mild NCD requires only one.

Define and differentiate between population and sample symbols and their respective measures (mean, standard deviation, variance).

Recognize and interpret the measures of central tendency and variability within a data set.

Calculate and interpret the interquartile range for data set and understand its relevance.

Understand and distinguish between different types of skewness and their implications on data interpretation.

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