A Student Nurse Looks at a Patient's Chart and Does

question 98

Multiple Choice

A student nurse looks at a patient's chart and does not understand the meaning of serious sleep apnea, so she asks the head nurse for assistance. How might the head nurse describe this condition?

• A)The patient has a potentially life-threatening condition in which air does not flow into or out of his nose or mouth for periods of time while he is asleep.
• B)The patient cannot sleep unless he has several pillows he uses to deaden sounds that might awaken him.
• C)The patient appears to awaken throughout the night and start walking, but he will not respond to commands.
• D)The patient experiences extreme fear and screams and runs around during sleep without awakening fully.

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Definitions:

Deviations

Differences between observed values and the average of those values in a dataset.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the quantity of numbers.

Individual Data Elements

Single pieces of information or data that are collected and analyzed in a research study.

Sample Variance

A measure of the dispersion or variability in a sample data set, calculated as the average squared deviation of each number from the mean of the data set.