A Client Has Been Ordered a Loading Dose of a Cardiac

question 7

Multiple Choice

A client has been ordered a loading dose of a cardiac glycoside for an exacerbation of heart failure.When the client comments, "I usually take a much lower dose," the nurse responds:

• A)"Giving a large dose will reduce the incidence of side effects."
• B)"The physician ordered this dose so I need to administer it."
• C)"You are being given a large dose in order to increase blood levels of the drug quickly."
• D)"Your usual dose is probably no longer effective for your condition, and you need to be on a higher dose now."

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Definitions:

P-value

A statistical measure that helps scientists and researchers determine the significance of their results, representing the probability of observing the collected data, or something more extreme, if the null hypothesis were true.

Z-test Approximation

A statistical method that uses the Z-distribution to approximate the significance of observed differences, typically used when sample sizes are large and the standard deviation is known.

Wilcoxon Test Statistic

A non-parametric test statistic used to compare two paired samples to assess whether their population mean ranks differ.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that assumes no statistical significance or effect exists in a set of observations.