A Client with Cirrhosis Is on the Transplant List and Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

A client with cirrhosis is on the transplant list and is now admitted for end-stage liver failure. The spouse breaks down crying, stating "I just can't cope any more. I already have to do every thing at home and for the kids, now if he/she dies, I just don't know what I will do!" The best response by the nurse is

• A) "I see you are upset. I will come back in 10 minutes and we can talk."
• B) "I'm sure they will find a donor before it is too late."
• C) "We do a lot of transplants here and our outcomes are very good."
• D) "What has helped you handle all the family responsibilities so far?"

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Definitions:

Chi-square Distribution

A statistical distribution used particularly in hypothesis testing, derived from the sum of the squares of a set of variables that follow a normal distribution.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which the null hypothesis is rejected.

Sampling Distribution

A probability distribution of a statistic obtained through a large number of samples drawn from a specific population.

Chi-square Distribution

A probability distribution that arises in statistics as the distribution of a sum of the squares of independent standard normal random variables.