The Nurse Is Using the NCHS Growth Chart for an African-American

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse is using the NCHS growth chart for an African-American child.Which statement should the nurse consider?

• A)This growth chart should not be used.
• B)Growth patterns of African-American children are the same as for all other ethnic groups.
• C)A correction factor is necessary when the NCHS growth chart is used for non-Caucasian ethnic groups.
• D)The NCHS charts are accurate for U.S. African-American children.

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Definitions:

Serial Position Effect

A memory phenomenon where items at the beginning and end of a list are remembered better than those in the middle.

Primacy Effect

The cognitive bias that results in an individual's tendency to remember and give more weight to the first pieces of information they encounter about a topic.

Sequence Order Effect

The impact that the order of presentation has on the perception and judgment of information or stimuli.

Serial Position Effect

A memory phenomenon where recall accuracy varies as a function of an item's position within a study list, often showing enhanced memory for items at the beginning and end of the list.