A Client Presents with Shock in the Hospital,and Has a History

question 14

Multiple Choice

A client presents with shock in the hospital,and has a history of a recent infection.What does the nurse suspect that this client is experiencing?

• A)Septic shock
• B)Hypovolemic shock
• C)Cardiogenic shock
• D)Neurogenic shock

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test used to determine the likelihood of the null hypothesis being true.

Critical Value(s)

The thresholds in statistical hypothesis testing that define the boundary or boundaries for rejecting the null hypothesis.

P-value

The odds of seeing results from a test that are at least as extreme as the observed results, with the assumption that the null hypothesis is accurate.

Sampled Populations

Populations from which samples are drawn for the purpose of conducting research or statistical analysis.