Which Instructions Should the Nurse Include When Providing Discharge Teaching

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which instructions should the nurse include when providing discharge teaching to a patient recovering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) ?. Select all that apply.

• A) "You should avoid smoking and air pollution."
• B) "Lifestyle modifications to decrease oxygen demands will be necessary."
• C) "It is important for you to restrict fluid intake to avoid congestive failure."
• D) "You and your family should get annual influenza immunizations."
• E) "You must avoid large gatherings of people."

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Definitions:

Randomized Block Design

A type of experimental design that aims to reduce the effects of confounding variables by grouping subjects into blocks before randomly assigning treatments within these blocks.

Two-Way Analysis

A type of analysis used to understand the effect of two independent variables on a dependent variable, often used in the context of statistical tests such as two-way ANOVA.

Two-Way Classification Design

A research design that involves two factors (independent variables), with each factor usually having multiple levels, for the purpose of analyzing how they interact with each other in influencing a response variable.

Non-Directional Dependent Samples Z-Test

A statistical test used when comparing the means of two related samples to determine if there is a significant difference without predicting the direction of the difference.