While Assessing the Patient's Intravenous (IV)catheter Site,the Nurse Notes That

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Short Answer

While assessing the patient's intravenous (IV)catheter site,the nurse notes that the site is reddened and warm.The patient states that it is "sore." The nurse recognizes these as signs of ____________.

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Definitions:

Experimenter Expectancy Effect

The influence that the researcher's expectations can have on the outcome of a study, potentially biasing the results.

Floor Effect

Failure of a measure to detect a difference because it was too difficult.

Paper-and-pencil Questionnaire

A traditional survey method where participants respond to questions written on paper by physically marking their answers.

Functional MRI

A neuroimaging technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.