A Patient Is Admitted to the Emergency Department After Complaining

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the emergency department after complaining of a headache and having a seizure. On CT examination the patient is assigned a Fisher score of 1. How does the nurse evaluate this information?

• A) There is no blood detected on the CT scan.
• B) The CT scan shows no ischemia.
• C) The CT scan must be repeated with contrast.
• D) The aneurysm can be treated with coiling.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated by the researcher to examine its effect on the dependent variable.

Direction of Cause and Effect

Pertains to determining which variable influences the other in a cause-and-effect relationship.

Experimental Methods

Research designs involving the manipulation of variables to determine cause-and-effect relationships.

Nonexperimental Methods

Research designs that do not involve the manipulation of variables or random assignment of participants.