A Primary Care NP Is Preparing to Irrigate and Suture

question 12

Multiple Choice

A primary care NP is preparing to irrigate and suture a laceration on a patient's thumb.To anesthetize the site,the NP should use:

• A) lidocaine hydrochloride.
• B) lidocaine with epinephrine.
• C) bupivacaine hydrochloride.
• D) bupivacaine with epinephrine.

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Most Likely

A term used to describe the outcome or event that has the highest probability of occurring.

Resamples

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Measurements

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A statistical method for estimating the range within which a population parameter is likely to lie, based on resampling the original data with replacement.