A Patient Is Admitted with a Subtotal Thyroidectomy

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted with a subtotal thyroidectomy. She is returned to the surgical unit after a short stay in the postanesthesia care unit. She is receiving fluids intravenously. When this patient has completely recovered from anesthesia, and her vital signs are stable, which position would be most appropriate for her?

• A) Prone
• B) Semi-Fowler's
• C) Trendelenburg
• D) Supine

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Definitions:

T Distribution

A type of probability distribution that is symmetric and bell-shaped, used in statistics for small sample sizes when the population standard deviation is unknown.

Sample Sizes

Refers to the number of individual samples or observations used in a survey or experimental study.

Interval Estimate

A range of values constructed from sample data within which the population parameter is estimated to lie, given a specified level of confidence.

Point Estimate

A point estimate is a single value given as the best estimate of an unknown population parameter based on sample data.