A Nurse Assessing a Patient Knows That Secondary Sources of Information

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse assessing a patient knows that secondary sources of information include: (Select all that apply.)

• A) data from other professionals.
• B) information from the patient.
• C) physical assessment findings.
• D) significant others and friends.
• E) written records about the patient.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis in statistical analysis that assumes no significant difference or association, typically set as the default to test against an alternative hypothesis.

Type I Error

A statistical error that occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected.

Type II Error

The statistical error that occurs when one fails to reject a false null hypothesis.

GPAs

A numerical measure that indicates a student's average grade across courses, typically on a scale from 0.0 to 4.0.