A Middle-Aged Patient Is Experiencing Tinnitus

question 21

Multiple Choice

A middle-aged patient is experiencing tinnitus. What does the nurse suggest to help determine the reason for this health problem?

• A)Encourage the use of earbuds to decrease background noise.
• B)Write down what you are doing when the noises occur.
• C)Sleep a few extra hours each night.
• D)Reduce fluid intake after 1800 hours.

Understand the impact of psychological disorders on daily life and activities.

Interpret statistical data related to the prevalence and onset of psychological disorders.

Understand the concept of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its development in response to trauma exposure.

Recognize cultural variations in psychological disorders, specifically taijin kyofusho.

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Definitions:

Kruskal-Wallis Test

The Kruskal-Wallis Test is a non-parametric statistical test used to determine if there are statistically significant differences between two or more groups of an independent variable on a continuous or ordinal dependent variable.

Chi-Squared Distribution

A statistical distribution that is used to describe the distribution of a sum of the squares of k independent standard normal variables, commonly used in hypothesis testing.

Chi-Squared Distributed

Referring to a statistical distribution that arises from the sum of the squares of variables that follow a standard normal distribution.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of values in a statistical calculation that are free to vary, often linked to the size of the data set.