When the Nurse Assesses an Inverted T Wave on the ECG

question 19

Multiple Choice

When the nurse assesses an inverted T wave on the ECG of a patient who had an acute MI 2 days earlier,the nurse interprets this as an indication of a(n) :

• A) Normal recovery
• B) New MI
• C) Abnormal wave form
• D) Congestive heart failure

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a data set when it is ordered from smallest to largest, or the average of the two middle values when the data set has an even number of values.

Set of Data

A collection of data points or values gathered for the purpose of analysis.

Mode Age

The most frequently occurring age within a data set.

Frequency Distribution

A summary of data showing the number or frequency of observations in each category or interval of a variable.