Because the Collapse of a Vein Following Coronary Artery Bypass

question 36

Multiple Choice

Because the collapse of a vein following coronary artery bypass surgery may occur, a significant concern in the care of these patients postoperatively is a blood pressure reading below normal or

• A) venipuncture
• B) vaccine
• C) hypertension
• D) hypotension

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Definitions:

Dependent

Referring to a variable in scientific research that is expected to change as a result of manipulations of independent variable(s).

Nonparametric Statistics

Statistical methods that do not assume a specific distribution of data and are useful for analyzing ordinal or nominal data.

Parametric Statistics

A category of statistical techniques that assume data come from a type of probability distribution and involve parameters (such as the mean and variance) in that distribution.

Research Hypothesis

A statement of inequality between two variables. See Null hypothesis.