Which Nursing Intervention Is Most Effective in Preventing Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which nursing intervention is most effective in preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia in an elderly patient?

• A)Assisting the patient to cough,turn,and deep breathe every 2 hours.
• B)Encouraging patient to drink through a straw to prevent aspiration.
• C)Discontinuing humidification delivery to keep excess fluid from the lungs.
• D)Monitoring oxygen saturation and frequently assessing lung bases.

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Definitions:

Alpha and Beta

terms used in statistics where alpha typically represents the level of significance, and beta represents the probability of Type II error in hypothesis testing.

Stratified Random Sampling

A statistical sampling method that divides the population into smaller groups, or strata, and randomly samples from each group to ensure representation across key variables.

Sampling Bias

A systematic error that occurs when a sample is not representative of the population from which it is drawn, leading to skewed and unreliable results.

Sampling Error

The error caused by observing a sample instead of the whole population, leading to a difference between the sample statistic and the population parameter.