The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with a Spinal

question 13

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with a spinal cord injury and notices that the patient's hips have a tendency to rotate externally when the patient is supine.To help prevent injury secondary to this rotation,what can the nurse use?

• A)A trochanter roll.
• B)The trapeze bar.
• C)Hand rolls.
• D)Hand-wrist splints.

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Definitions:

Correlation

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together, showing the strength and direction of their relationship.

Statistical Relationship

The association or connection between two or more variables, which can be determined through statistical analyses.

Negative Correlation

A statistical relationship between two variables where one variable increases as the other decreases.

Confounding Variables

Factors other than the independent variable that might cause changes in the dependent variable, potentially misleading the results of a study.