In What Condition Should the Nurse Be Alert for Altered

question 28

Multiple Choice

In what condition should the nurse be alert for altered fluid requirements in children?

• A) Oliguric renal failure
• B) Increased intracranial pressure
• C) Mechanical ventilation
• D) Compensated hypotension
• E) Tetralogy of Fallot
• F) Type 1 diabetes mellitus

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

Newly defined: A measure indicating the reliability of an estimate, often used to infer about the population parameter from sample data.

Sample

A subset of a population used in statistical analysis to estimate the characteristics of the whole population.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the numbers by the count of the numbers.

Standard Error

The usual measure of spread for the distribution that arises from sampling, typically concerning the mean.