A Nurse Is Collecting Data from a Client Who Is

question 7

Multiple Choice

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is suspected of having an endocrine disorder and is scheduled for diagnostic testing that involves the use of a contrast medium. The nurse would inform the physician if the client stated which of the following?

• A) "My father had diabetes when he got older."
• B) "I have an allergy to shrimp and shellfish."
• C) "I take a multivitamin every day."
• D) "Years ago, I took a steroid for my asthma."

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Cues in an experiment that suggest to participants what the experimenter expects to find or how participants are expected to behave.

Demand Characteristic

Features of an experimental setting that cause participants to guess the purpose of the study and change their behavior.

Experimenter Expectancy

The phenomenon where the biases and expectations of the experimenter unconsciously influence the participants of an experiment.

Filler Items

Items included in a questionnaire measure to help disguise the true purpose of the measure.