When the Nurse Assesses an Arm in Proximal Distal Order

question 23

Multiple Choice

When the nurse assesses an arm in proximal distal order, the assessment is performed from

• A) the shoulder to the fingers
• B) front to back.
• C) fingers to the center of the body
• D) center of the body to the fingers

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

A type of distribution depicted by a bell-shaped curve, where most of the observations cluster around the central peak and the probabilities for values further away from the mean taper off equally in both directions.

Standard Normal Distribution

A standard normal distribution characterized by a zero mean and a standard deviation of one, utilized in the analysis of statistics.

Symmetrically Distributed

A distribution where the values of variables show symmetry around the mean.

Gestation Time

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