Which Action by the Nurse Is Most Appropriate When Conducting

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which action by the nurse is most appropriate when conducting a pain assessment for a preschool-age child who has been in a bike accident?

• A) Assessing the child's pain with a numeric scale
• B) Monitoring the child's heart rate
• C) Asking the child to point on a doll where the pain is located
• D) Evaluating the child's blood pressure

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Definitions:

Level of Significance

Another term for significance level, indicating the threshold below which the null hypothesis is rejected in statistical tests.

Degrees of Freedom

refers to the number of independent values in a statistical calculation that can vary without violating any given constraints.

Test Statistics

Test statistics are calculated from sample data and used in hypothesis testing to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Chi-Squared Value

The result of a calculation that measures how expectations compare to actual observed data, crucial in chi-squared tests for independence or goodness-of-fit.