A Few Weeks After an 82-Year-Old with a New Diagnosis

question 12

Multiple Choice

A few weeks after an 82-year-old with a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has been placed on metformin (Glucophage) therapy and taught about appropriate diet and exercise,the home health nurse makes a visit.Which finding by the nurse is most important to discuss with the health care provider?

• A) Hemoglobin A₁C level is 7.9%.
• B) Last eye exam was 18 months ago.
• C) Glomerular filtration rate is decreased.
• D) Patient has questions about the prescribed diet.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A threshold value used in hypothesis testing, which the test statistic must exceed in order to reject the null hypothesis.

Obtained Value

The actual value achieved from a statistical test, used to compare against the critical value to determine statistical significance.

Critical Value

A threshold in a statistical test that delineates the boundary for rejecting or not rejecting the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

In statistical testing, the default hypothesis stating that there is no significant difference or effect.