The Patient Has Been in Bed for Several Days and Needs

question 24

Multiple Choice

The patient has been in bed for several days and needs to be ambulated. Which action will the nurse take first?

• A) Maintain a narrow base of support.
• B) Dangle the patient at the bedside.
• C) Encourage isometric exercises.
• D) Suggest a high-calcium diet.

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Definitions:

Type II Error

A statistical term representing the error that occurs when a true hypothesis is incorrectly rejected.

Clinical Trial

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P-Value

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Degrees Of Freedom

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