A Patient Is Admitted to the Hospital for Hip Replacement

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the hospital for hip replacement surgery after falling at home and breaking a hip.The patient has developed pneumonia while in the hospital and has required frequent suctioning from the tracheostomy.The nurse decides to delegate I&O to the unlicensed assistive personnel but does not delegate suctioning.This is an example of which of the five rights of delegation?

• A) Right task
• B) Right direction/communication
• C) Right intervention
• D) Right supervision

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Definitions:

SSR

Stands for Sum of Squares due to Regression, which measures the variation explained by the regression line in the context of statistical analysis.

Simple Linear Regression

A statistical method for examining the linear relationship between two quantitative variables; one variable is used to predict the outcome of another.

Probabilistic Model Equation

A mathematical representation of a statistical model that incorporates randomness and accounts for the probability of various outcomes.

Deviation

The difference between a observed value and some reference point, often the mean of the data set.