The Nurse Is Conducting a Smoking-Cessation Program

question 11

Multiple Choice

The nurse is conducting a smoking-cessation program. Which statement regarding drugs used in cigarette-smoking-cessation programs is true?

• A) Rapid chewing of the nicotine gum releases an immediate dose of nicotine.
• B) Quick relief from withdrawal symptoms is most easily achieved by using a transdermal patch.
• C) Compliance with treatment is higher with use of the gum rather than the transdermal patch.
• D) The nicotine gum can be used only up to six times per day.

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Definitions:

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that allows one to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample.

Type I Error

Deciding wrongly that there was a significant result when in fact there was not.

Standard Deviations

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data where most values cluster around the mean.