The Nurse Is Aware That the Best Way to Assess

question 21

Multiple Choice

The nurse is aware that the best way to assess dependent pitting edema in a patient with congestive heart failure is to:

• A) measure the circumference of the ankles daily.
• B) inquire whether the patient's shoes fit tightly.
• C) auscultate lung sounds every shift.
• D) press fingers into the tissue over the tibia, just above the ankle.

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Definitions:

Descriptive/Correlational Methods

Research strategies that involve observing, recording, and analyzing relationships between variables without imposing a change in the situation.

Empirical Observations

Data collected through direct and indirect observation as part of the scientific method.

Correlational Method

A non-experimental research method used to study the relationship between two variables without manipulating them.

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