The Patient Arrives to the Emergency Department with a Stab

question 21

Multiple Choice

The patient arrives to the emergency department with a stab wound to the chest. The HCP places two chest tubes to drain air and blood from the patient's thoracic cavity. The nurse sets up the chest tube drainage system. Where should the nurse place the system?

• A)Attached to the foot of the bed
• B)Along the side of the patient's knee
• C)Below the level of the patient's chest
• D)At the level of the patient's clavicle

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Definitions:

Sample Proportion

The fraction of the sample that represents a particular outcome or attribute.

Test Statistic

A measurement derived from sampled data in a hypothesis test, employed to decide if the null hypothesis should be dismissed.

P-Value

The probability of observing a test statistic as extreme as, or more than, what was actually observed, assuming that the null hypothesis is true.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that proposes no statistical significance between the two studied groups, assuming that any observed difference is due to sampling or experimental error.