A Toddler Is Being Sent to the Operating Room for Surgery

question 30

Multiple Choice

A toddler is being sent to the operating room for surgery at 9 AM.As the nurse prepares the child,what is the priority intervention?

• A) Administering preoperative antibiotic
• B) Verifying that the child and procedure are correct
• C) Ensuring that the toddler has been NPO since midnight
• D) Informing the parents where they can wait during the procedure

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A tentative statement about a particular relationship (between objects, people, or groups of people) that can be tested empirically.

Tentative Statement

A provisionary or preliminary statement made with uncertainty, subject to further verification or investigation.

Deductive Presupposition

A logical process where general principles are applied to make specific assumptions or deductions.

Dependent Variable

In research, it's the variable being tested and measured, which is expected to change as a result of manipulations of the independent variable.