A Phlebotomist Receives Requisitions for a Stat Bleeding Time in Pediatrics

question 49

Short Answer

A phlebotomist receives requisitions for a stat bleeding time in Pediatrics at 1015 and a bilirubin in the Nursery at 1100.
-Is it important to collect the bilirubin at 1100? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, usually denoted by alpha (α) and used as a threshold for determining statistical significance.

Mean Number of Chips

An average quantity of chips determined by dividing the total number of chips by the count of contributing units or instances.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, typically denoted as alpha (α).

P-Value

A statistical measure that helps determine the significance of results by calculating the probability of obtaining a result at least as extreme as the one observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true.