A Group of Staff Nurses Is Discussing the Importance of Uniform

question 8

Multiple Choice

A group of staff nurses is discussing the importance of uniform language within healthcare documentation. Which statement made by the one of the nurses indicates an understanding of uniform language in healthcare documentation?

• A)"Uniform language is useful only when communicating with other staff nurses."
• B)"Uniform language is the consistent use of the same terminology among all providers."
• C)"Uniform language decreases the value of nursing interventions in the eyes of other providers."
• D)"HIPAA and HITECH are examples of uniform languages used by nurses."

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Definitions:

Mean

The mean of a collection of numbers, determined by dividing the total sum of the values by the count of the values.

Population

The entire collection of individuals or items considered for a study, from which samples are drawn for statistical analysis.

Population Mean

The average of a set of values or measurements taken from the entire population of interest.

Sample

A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, to provide statistical information about the whole.