The Nurse Is Teaching a Group of New Parents About

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a group of new parents about the experience of role transition. Which statement by a parent indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?

• A)"My marital relationship can have a positive or negative effect on the role transition."
• B)"If an infant has special care needs,the parents' sense of confidence in their new role is strengthened."
• C)"Young parents can adjust to the new role easier than older parents."
• D)"A parent's previous experience with children makes the role transition more difficult."

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Definitions:

Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test

A statistical test used to determine whether a set of observed frequencies differ from a set of expected frequencies.

Expected Frequencies

The theoretically predicted counts of occurrences across different categories in a contingency table, used in chi-squared tests.

Chi-Square Distribution

A statistical distribution used to assess the goodness-of-fit between observed and expected frequencies.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent pieces of information available to estimate another parameter.