The Charge Nurse Is Observing a Newly Licensed Nurse Conduct

question 24

Multiple Choice

The charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse conduct an abdominal assessment on a client admitted with an abdominal mass that is affecting bowel elimination.Which actions by the newly licensed nurse would require the charge nurse to intervene? Select all that apply.

• A) Performing palpation before auscultation
• B) Performing auscultation before palpation
• C) Using inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation during the abdominal assessment of the client
• D) Using only inspection, percussion, and palpation during the abdominal assessment of the client
• E) Using deep palpation during the assessment process

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, expressed with a certain level of confidence.

Confidence Level

The probability, expressed as a percentage, that a parameter lies within a specified range of values, indicating the reliability of an estimate.

Confidence Interval

A span of numbers that holds a certain likelihood of containing the actual value of the parameter.

Confidence Level

Confidence level indicates the probability that a population parameter will fall between two set values for a certain proportion of times.