The Nurse Has Been Called to a Hospital Room Where

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse has been called to a hospital room where a patient is using a hair dryer from home.The patient has received an electrical shock from the dryer.The patient is unconscious and is not breathing.What is the best next step?

• A) Ask the family to leave the room.
• B) Check for a pulse.
• C) Begin compressions.
• D) Defibrillate the patient.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

is a calculated value from sample data used to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis in hypothesis testing.

Power Consumption

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Standard Deviation

An indicator of the extent of variability or spread among a collection of numbers, showing the degree to which these numbers differ from their average.

Significance Level

Significance level, often denoted by alpha, is the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true, serving as a threshold for determining statistical significance.