Which of the Following Statements Is True About Analyzing Existing

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about analyzing existing statistics?

• A)Existing statistics in official government documents can be presumed to be highly valid.
• B)Existing statistics in official government documents can be presumed to be highly reliable.
• C)In government agencies existing statistics always can be presumed to have been collected in a careful, systematic fashion.
• D)None of these

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Definitions:

Nursing Ethics

The values and ethical principles that guide the decisions, actions, and behavior of nurses in their professional practice.

Moral Distress

The experience of psychological discomfort or anguish caused by moral dilemmas in professional practice, when one is unable to act according to personal or professional ethics.

Conflicting Principles

Situations in which two or more fundamental beliefs or values are in opposition, leading to a dilemma.

Autonomy

The capacity to make informed, uncoerced decisions about one's own life and actions.