The Nurse Is Checking the Residual Volume on a Patient

question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse is checking the residual volume on a patient who is getting intermittent tube feedings via his NG tube.Which of the following may indicate that the patient has started to bleed again?

• A)The nurse obtains brown aspirate.
• B)The nurse notices that the abdomen is distended.
• C)The nurse obtains red aspirate.
• D)The nurse notices severe respiratory distress.

Learn the significance of correlation coefficients in predicting relationships between variables.

Understand the concept and utility of descriptive statistics in summarizing data.

Grasp the role and importance of inferential statistics in research.

Identify the influence of sampling and methodological biases on research validity.

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Definitions:

Exchange Network

A social structure that consists of individuals or entities sharing resources and services through a system of transactions.

Group Polarization

In group decision making, the tendency for group members to shift their opinions toward a position that is similar to but more extreme than the positions they held prior to group discussion; both the risky shift and the cautious shift are instances of group polarization.

Risky Shift

In group decision making, the tendency for decisions made in groups after discussion to be riskier than decisions made by individual members prior to discussion.

Risk Avoidant

Characterizes individuals or strategies that prioritize minimizing potential losses or risks.