The Nurse Is Teaching a Parenting Class Being Held in a Community

question 20

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a parenting class being held in a community clinic. The nurse is focusing on behaviors that will assist in increasing the number of children who score well in kindergarten readiness screening. Which comment by a parent indicates the need for additional information?

• A)"I am not athletic, but the kids would love an outdoor play area."
• B)"Practicing counting with the kids while traveling is a good idea."
• C)"I like the suggestion to label basic items for word recognition."
• D)"In our family we watch TV; books are a waste of money."

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength of the relationship between two variables.

Independent Variable

A variable in scientific research that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Continuous

Refers to data or a variable that can take on any value within a given range, not restricted to discrete values.

Scatterplot

A type of graph used in statistics to display values for two variables for a set of data, revealing any correlational patterns.