The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with a Left

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client with a left retinal detachment who had a pneumatic retinopexy procedure. Which of the following information should be included in the discharge teaching plan?

• A)The use of bilateral eye patches to reduce movement of the operative eye
• B)The need to wear dark or tinted glasses to protect the eyes from bright light
• C)The procedure for sterile dressing changes when the eye dressing is saturated
• D)The purpose of maintaining the head in a prescribed position for several weeks

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Definitions:

Matched Pairs Experiment

An experimental design in which subjects are paired based on similarity in one or more characteristics, with one member of each pair receiving the treatment and the other serving as a control.

T-Test

A statistical test used to compare the mean values of two groups, which might come from independent samples or from matched pairs of samples.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values within a statistical calculation that are free to vary without violating any constraints.

T-Test

A T-test is a statistical test used to compare the means of two groups to see if they are significantly different from each other, commonly used when data follows a normal distribution.