A Nurse Working in the Health Department Recognizes That the Shingles

question 54

Multiple Choice

A nurse working in the health department recognizes that the shingles vaccine (Zostavax) is contraindicated for which of the following individuals? Select all that apply.

• A)A 55-year-old patient with a history of atrial fibrillation
• B)A 49-year-old patient with HIV
• C)A 61-year-old patient with an upper respiratory infection;T = 101.4°F
• D)A 33-year-old patient who is 6 wk pregnant
• E)A 42-year-old patient with an allergy to eggs
• F)A 51-year-old patient with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Standard Deviation

A statistical measurement of variance or dispersion within a dataset, indicating how spread out the numbers are from the mean.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, commonly used as an estimate of the accuracy of a sample mean.

Sample Mean

The average of observations collected from a sample, used as an estimate of the population mean.

Observations

Data points or individual pieces of data collected through measurement, study, or research.