A Nurse Makes Clinical Judgments Based Upon Trial and Error

question 13

Multiple Choice

A nurse makes clinical judgments based upon trial and error and past clinical experiences. Which of the following problems can result from using these data sources in clinical decision making?

• A) Not all sources of information are reliable.
• B) Authority always leads to faulty decision making.
• C) Ethical knowledge is not taken into account.
• D) This process generally leads to poor outcomes.

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Definitions:

Alpha

In statistical hypothesis testing, it represents the probability of committing a Type I error; the threshold significance level.

Critical Values

Thresholds in statistical hypothesis testing that determine the cutoff points for rejecting or not rejecting the null hypothesis.

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, calculated by dividing the departure of an estimated parameter from its hypothesized value by its standard error.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points that constitute a sample in a statistical study.