A Nursing Preceptor Is Working with a Novice Nurse on a Medical-Surgical

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nursing preceptor is working with a novice nurse on a medical-surgical unit. During client care, the novice nurse shares an evidence-based wound care technique that is being used with much success. Which of the following is being encouraged when the novice nurse shares this information with the preceptor?

• A)Use of trial and error to gain knowledge
• B)Use of existing unit modes of care
• C)Use of new knowledge gained through research
• D)Use of medical knowledge to perform care

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Definitions:

α

Often represents the level of significance in statistical tests, marking the probability threshold below which the null hypothesis is rejected.

Degrees of Freedom

The quantity of independent variables or measures that can change during the computation of a statistic.

T Distribution

A probability distribution used in statistics that arises when estimating the mean of a normally distributed population in situations where the sample size is small and population standard deviation is unknown.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points that are used in a statistical sample.