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A Patient Is Receiving an Experimental Drug for Leukemia

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A patient is receiving an experimental drug for leukemia. The nurse is worried that the drug may cause a reduction in platelets leading to intestinal tract bleeding. Which type of nursing diagnosis should the nurse use to address this concern?


Definitions:

Predictor Variable

An independent variable used in statistical models to predict the outcome or value of another variable.

Treatment Variable

A variable manipulated by an experimenter in a study to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Reliability

The degree to which an assessment tool produces stable and consistent results over time.

Validity

The extent to which a test or instrument measures what it is intended to measure, indicating the accuracy of the test.

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