During Assessment of the Patient with a Recurrence of Symptoms

question 19

Multiple Choice

During assessment of the patient with a recurrence of symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia, the nurse should

• A) examine the mouth and teeth thoroughly.
• B) have the patient clench and relax the jaw and eyes.
• C) identify trigger zones by lightly touching the affected side.
• D) gently palpate the face to compare skin temperature bilaterally.

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Definitions:

Significance Level

A statistical measure that defines the threshold at which a hypothesis test's result is considered statistically significant, typically denoted as alpha (α).

Independent Random Samples

Samples drawn from a population in such a way that each individual sample is obtained independently and from the same distribution.

Confidence Interval

A range of values derived from sample data that estimates the range within which a population parameter is believed to lie with a certain level of confidence.

Pooled Estimator

A method used to estimate a common mean or variance from two or more samples, especially in t-tests involving independent samples with assumed equal but unknown variances.