To Place a Patient in the Sims' or Lateral Lying

question 7

Multiple Choice

To place a patient in the Sims' or lateral lying position, the nurse would initially:

• A) raise the head of the bed to a 45- or 60-degree angle.
• B) raise the bed to a waist high working level.
• C) bring the patient to the edge of the bed so that she will be centered when turned on her side.
• D) place a pillow behind the patient's back to support her and prevent her from rolling onto her back.

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Definitions:

Substitution Bias

Substitution bias occurs in inflation measurement and refers to the tendency of consumers to change their purchasing habits away from goods that have increased in price to cheaper alternatives, which is not always fully captured by price indexes.

CPI

The Consumer Price Index, which measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.

Consumer Substitution

The tendency of consumers to switch from one good to another in response to changes in relative prices, keeping their level of satisfaction or utility constant.

New Good

A product that has been recently developed or introduced to the market, offering new benefits or replacing existing goods.