A Provider Has Ordered Recombinant HPV Quadrivalent Vaccine (Gardasil) to Be

question 6

Multiple Choice

A provider has ordered recombinant HPV quadrivalent vaccine (Gardasil) to be given to a prepubertal 9-year-old female. The parent asks the nurse if this vaccine can be postponed until the child is in high school. The nurse will tell the parent that Gardasil:

• A) is less effective in older adolescents.
• B) is more effective if given before sexual activity begins.
• C) is more effective if given prior to the hormonal changes of puberty.
• D) is not effective if given after the onset of menses.

Distinguish between one-tailed and two-tailed tests.

Understand the relationship between confidence intervals and hypothesis tests.

Know how to use test statistics to decide on the rejection or acceptance of a null hypothesis.

Grasp the conceptual difference between statistical significance and evidence strength.

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Definitions:

Secretory Activity

The process of producing and releasing substances such as enzymes or hormones from a cell or gland.

Hypothalamohypophysial Portal

The blood vessel system connecting the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, allowing for the transport of regulating hormones.

Anterior Pituitary

The front part of the pituitary gland, which releases hormones that regulate several physiological processes, including growth and reproductive functions.

Hormones

Chemical messengers produced by glands in the body, transported by the bloodstream, to regulate physiology and behavior.