A Patient with an Open Abdominal Wound Has a Complete

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient with an open abdominal wound has a complete blood cell ( CBC ) count and differential, which indicate an increase in white blood cells (WBCs) and a shift to the left. The nurse anticipates that the next action will be to

• A) obtain wound cultures.
• B) start antibiotic therapy.
• C) redress the wound with wet-to-dry dressings.
• D) continue to monitor the wound for purulent drainage.

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Definitions:

Ratio Scale

The scale of measurement for a variable if the data demonstrate all the properties of interval data and the ratio of two values is meaningful. Ratio data are always numeric.

Nominal Scale

The scale of measurement for a variable when the data are labels or names used to identify an attribute of an element. Nominal data may be nonnumeric or numeric.

Ordinal Scale

A ranking scale used to measure variable where the order of values is significant, but the difference between values is not uniform.

Rank Order

A method of arranging data points based on their value, from highest to lowest or vice versa.