All of the Following Patients Have Been Admitted to the Acute

question 24

Multiple Choice

All of the following patients have been admitted to the acute care setting.On admission,which patient should receive a focused assessment?

• A)53-year-old admitted with a perforated ulcer
• B)5-year-old admitted for the implant of grommets in the middle ear
• C)76-year-old admitted for a knee replacement
• D)40-year-old admitted for possible bowel obstruction

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Definitions:

Average Age

The arithmetic mean of the ages of a group of individuals or items, calculated by adding all ages together and dividing by the number of individuals or items.

Sample Statistic

A sample statistic is a numerical measure that describes a characteristic of a sample, such as the mean or standard deviation, derived from data collected from a subset of a population.

Sample

A subset of individuals, items, or data taken from a larger population for the purpose of analysis.

Average Age

The mean age of a group of individuals, calculated by adding their ages together and dividing by the number of individuals.