A Patient Has Administered Regular Insulin 30 Min Prior but Has

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient has administered regular insulin 30 min prior but has not received a breakfast tray.The patient is experiencing nervousness and tremors.What is the nurse's first action?

• A) Administer glucagon.
• B) Give the patient orange juice.
• C) Notify the kitchen to deliver the tray.
• D) Perform bedside glucose testing.

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Definitions:

Likelihood Probabilities

Quantifies the chance of a particular set of outcomes under specific model parameters, often used in statistical inference.

Prior Probabilities

The probabilities assigned to outcomes based on prior knowledge before any new evidence is considered.

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Calculated probabilities updated to reflect new, relevant information, usually in the context of Bayesian inference.

Prior Probabilities

Prior probabilities are the probabilities of events before any new evidence is considered, often serving as the initial belief in Bayesian statistics.