Which Level of Independence Is an Appropriate Nursing Care Plan

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which level of independence is an appropriate nursing care plan goal for a patient with a C8 transection?

• A) Manage a mechanical wheelchair with a joystick.
• B) Manage a mechanical wheelchair with hand control.
• C) Manage a specially equipped wheelchair.
• D) Manage an ordinary wheelchair.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measurement indicating the range of separation or variance among a set of data.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers and dividing by the count.

Standard Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that is symmetric about the mean, showing the distribution of a standard normal variable where the mean is zero and the standard deviation is one.

Z-score

A statistic that measures the distance of a single data point from the mean, expressed in units of standard deviation.