After Change-Of-Shift Report,which Patient Should the Progressive Care Nurse Assess

question 24

Multiple Choice

After change-of-shift report,which patient should the progressive care nurse assess first?

• A)Patient who was extubated this morning and has a temperature of 101.4°F (38.6°C)
• B)Patient with bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) for obstructive sleep apnea and a respiratory rate of 16
• C)Patient with arterial pressure monitoring who is 2 hours post-percutaneous coronary intervention and needs to void
• D)Patient who is receiving IV heparin for a venous thromboembolism and has a partial thromboplastin time (PTT) of 101 sec

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure that is used to quantify the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values.

Standard Error

The typical variability or spread in the sampling distribution of a statistic, most commonly the mean, is referred to as the standard deviation.

T-statistic

The t-statistic is a ratio calculated from the difference between a sample mean and a population mean, divided by the standard error of the mean.

Null

Often refers to a hypothesis which assumes no significant difference or effect in a statistical analysis.