The Family Clinic Nurse Initiates Conversation with a 16-Year-Old Adolescent

question 21

Multiple Choice

The family clinic nurse initiates conversation with a 16-year-old adolescent male who is 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 250 pounds (113.6 kg) .Which of the following is the most appropriate question for the nurse to ask the adolescent regarding his weight?

• A) "Are you willing to talk about your weight gain this year?"
• B) "Do you realize your weight puts you into an obese category?"
• C) "Do you participate in any activities or exercise?"
• D) "What do you think about your weight right now?"

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

In hypothesis testing, the hypothesis that proposes a difference or effect, contrary to the null hypothesis, which implies no effect or difference.

Null Hypothesis

A statement or assumption that there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as the starting point for statistical testing.

Sample Proportion

The fraction or percentage of observations in a sample that belong to a particular category, used to estimate the proportion in the entire population.

Two-Tailed Hypothesis

A statistical test hypothesis that considers both directions of deviation from the null hypothesis, thus testing for the possibility of both positive and negative effects.