The Client Had Been Abusing Cocaine for Several Years

question 11

Multiple Choice

The client had been abusing cocaine for several years. Recently, the client snorted cocaine that was much purer than was thought, resulting in an overdose. The client died in the emergency department. What does the nurse recognize as the most likely cause of death?

• A) Impurities in the cocaine
• B) Cardiac arrest
• C) Rhabdomyolysis
• D) Bowel ischemia

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Definitions:

Median

The median is the central number in a set of data that has been organized in either increasing or decreasing sequence.

Bimodal Data

A distribution of data showing two distinct peaks or modes, indicating two predominant values within the dataset.

Population Mean

The mean of all members of a whole population, representing the central tendency of the population data.

Sample Mean

The average of a set of observations or scores taken from a sample.