In Assessing a Man Who Is to Have a Prostate-Specific

question 21

Multiple Choice

In assessing a man who is to have a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test done,the nurse identifies the situation that will delay the test,which is:

• A)having eaten shellfish 48 hours previously.
• B)identification of an enlarged prostate.
• C)recent urinary tract infection.
• D)temperature of 100° F.

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

A hypothesis that contradicts the null hypothesis, indicating that there is a significant difference between specified populations.

Significance Level

Another term for level of significance, denoting the cutoff probability for determining when the p-value indicates a statistically significant result.

Nonparametric Tests

Statistical tests not based on assumptions about the form or parameters of the population distribution from which the samples are drawn.

Parametric Tests

Statistical tests that make assumptions about the parameters of the distribution(s) from which one's data are drawn.