Which Information Collected by the Nurse When Caring for a Patient

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which information collected by the nurse when caring for a patient who has just arrived in the recovery area after an upper endoscopy is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

• A) The patient has no gag reflex.
• B) The oral temperature is 100.6° F.
• C) The patient complains of a sore throat.
• D) The apical pulse is 104 beats/min.

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Definitions:

Special Causes

Unusual, not predictable factors in a process that can cause variations and are not part of the process itself.

Common Cause Variation

Variation that is inherent in a process over time, caused by factors that are consistently and predictably present.

Control Charts

Visual tools used in statistical process control to monitor how a process changes over time, highlighting variations outside of predefined bounds.

Special Cause Variation

A type of variation in a process, identified as being caused by specific identifiable factors, unlike common cause variation which is inherent to the process.