A Patient Has Been Taught How to Change a Colostomy

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient has been taught how to change a colostomy bag but is having trouble measuring and manipulating the equipment and has many questions.What is the nurse's next action?

• A) Refer to a mental health specialist.
• B) Refer to an ostomy specialist.
• C) Refer to a dietitian.
• D) Refer to a wound care specialist.

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Definitions:

T-statistic

A type of statistic used in hypothesis testing, calculated as the ratio of the departure of the estimated value of a parameter from its hypothesized value to its standard error.

Sample Size

The count of data points or observations gathered in a research study for deriving conclusions.

Population Mean

The average of a set of characteristics (e.g., measurements, scores) for every individual or entity in the entire population.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sample mean distribution or an estimate of that standard deviation.