Two Hospital Emergency Rooms Use Different Procedures for Triage of Their

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Essay

Two hospital emergency rooms use different procedures for triage of their patients.We want to test the claim that the mean waiting time of patients is the same for both hospitals.The 40 randomly selected subjects from one hospital produce a mean of 18.3 minutes.The 50 randomly selected patients from the other hospital produce a mean of 25.31 minutes.Assume s_a = 2.1 minutes and s_b = 2.92 minutes.What do you conclude about the waiting time for patients in the two hospitals,testing at α = .001?

Develop appropriate goals/outcomes for specific nursing diagnoses.

Distinguish between effective and ineffective outcome statements.

Differentiate between short-term and long-term goals in patient care.

Describe the planning approaches in nursing care (formal, informal, initial, ongoing).

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