A Client Has a Great Deal of Pain When Coughing

question 7

Multiple Choice

A client has a great deal of pain when coughing and deep breathing after abdominal surgery despite having pain medication.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Call the provider to request more analgesia.
• B) Demonstrate how to splint the incision.
• C) Have the client take shallower breaths.
• D) Tell the client a little pain is expected.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, commonly used to measure the accuracy of sample-based estimates of a population parameter.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment or study that is expected to change as a result of changes in the independent variable.

Predicted Values

The values estimated using a statistical model or algorithm, representing the expected outcome.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure, often denoted as R-squared, that represents the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).