Informed Consent Is Based on a Patient's Competency to Give

question 6

Multiple Choice

Informed consent is based on a patient's competency to give consent, adequate understanding of proposed treatment, and

• A) faith in the doctor's advice.
• B) consent must be given freely.
• C) appropriateness of treatment goals.
• D) the agreement of family or close friends.

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Definitions:

P-Value

It calculates the probability that the observed differences between groups in a study could have happened by chance, used in hypothesis testing.

Right Tailed

A term used in hypothesis testing to describe a test where the critical area, or the area of interest, is located in the right tail of the probability distribution.

Test-Statistic

A value computed from sample data as part of a statistical test, used to determine the significance of the observed data relative to a null hypothesis.

Diastolic Blood Pressure

The pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats, noted as the lower value in blood pressure readings.