A First-Time Father Is Changing the Diaper of His 1-Day-Old

question 4

Multiple Choice

A first-time father is changing the diaper of his 1-day-old daughter.He asks the nurse,"What is this black,sticky stuff in her diaper?" What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "That's meconium, which is your baby's first stool. It's normal."
• B) "That's transitional stool."
• C) "That means your baby is bleeding internally."
• D) "Oh, don't worry about that. It's okay."

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Definitions:

Validity

The extent to which a concept, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and corresponds accurately to the real world.

Correlation Coefficients

Statistical measures that quantify the degree to which two variables are related or move together.

Predictive Validity

The extent to which a score on a scale or test predicts future performance on a related task.

Correlate Strongly

To correlate strongly means that two or more variables have a significant association or relationship, where changes in one variable are consistently associated with changes in another.