Identify the Additional Assessment the Nurse Should Make When the Serum

question 82

Multiple Choice

Identify the additional assessment the nurse should make when the serum uric acid level of a 64-year-old man is 12.8 mg/dL.

• A)Glasgow coma scale each shift
• B)Heart sounds every 4 hours for murmurs and clicks
• C)Flank region every 12 hours for kidney tenderness
• D)Joints for tenderness and swelling

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Definitions:

Nondirectional Correlation

Nondirectional correlation describes the relationship between two variables without specifying whether the relationship is positive or negative, indicating only that a correlation exists.

Unidirectional Correlation

A correlation where an increase in one variable is consistently associated with an increase or decrease in another variable, without reversals in direction.

One-tailed Hypothesis

A hypothesis that specifies the direction of an expected difference or relationship, testing for the possibility of an effect in one direction only.

Two-tailed Hypothesis

A hypothesis test that considers both directions of effects by investigating the possibility of a relationship in two ways, either greater than or less than.