The Nurse Records This Entry in a Patient's Progress Notes

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse records this entry in a patient's progress notes: Patient escorted to unit by ER nurse at 2130. Patient's clothing was dirty. In interview room, patient sat with hands over face, sobbing softly. Did not acknowledge nurse or reply to questions. After several minutes, abruptly arose, ran to window, and pounded. Shouted repeatedly, "Let me out of here." Verbal intervention unsuccessful. Order for stat dose 2 mg haloperidol PO obtained; medication administered at 2150. By 2215, patient stopped shouting and returned to sit wordlessly in chair. Patient placed on one-to-one observation.
How should this documentation be evaluated?

• A) Uses unapproved abbreviations
• B) Contains subjective material
• C) Too brief to be of value
• D) Excessively wordy
• E) Meets standards

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Definitions:

Coefficient Of Determination

A measure used in statistical analysis to assess the goodness of fit of a model, represented as the proportion of variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

Pearson Correlation Coefficient

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables X and Y, giving a value between -1 and 1 which indicates the strength and direction of the correlation.

Sum Of Squares

A statistical measure that quantifies the variation within a set of numbers, calculated as the sum of the squared differences from the mean.

Least Squares Estimates

The estimates of the parameters in a regression model obtained by minimizing the sum of squared differences between observed and predicted values.