The Most Important Nursing Intervention for Patients Who Receive Neuromuscular

question 32

Multiple Choice

The most important nursing intervention for patients who receive neuromuscular blocking agents is to

• A) administer sedatives in conjunction with the neuromuscular blocking agents.
• B) assess neurological status every 30 minutes.
• C) avoid interaction with the patient, because he or she won't be able to hear.
• D) restrain the patient to avoid self-extubation.

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in the analysis of statistical data, often important in determining the significance of a test statistic.

Mean Square

A measure used in ANOVA that represents the average of the squared differences between group means and the overall mean.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure, often denoted as R^2, that represents the proportion of the variance for a dependent variable that's predictable from the independent variable(s).

Overall Mean

The average value obtained by adding all data points together and dividing by the number of data points.