An Important Factor to Consider When Assessing the Hygiene Needs

question 12

Multiple Choice

An important factor to consider when assessing the hygiene needs of a patient is that:

• A) the patient knows best what is needed in his hygiene routine.
• B) the routine of the agency will determine when the patient is able to bathe.
• C) hygiene is not as important as other needs of the patient.
• D) the patient may not have the same hygiene practices as the nurse.

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Definitions:

Sample Space

The set of all possible outcomes or events in a probability experiment.

Sample Point

An individual element or possible outcome in a sample space, representing a possible result of an experiment or trial.

Population

A complete set of items or individuals with at least one common characteristic, used in statistics for analysis and inference.

Multiplication Law

A probability law used to compute the probability of the intersection of two events. It is P(A ∩ B) = P(B)P(A ∣ B) or P(A ∩ B) = P(A)P(B ∣ A). For independent events it reduces to P(A ∩ B) = P(A)P(B).