The Nurse Is Assessing a Client's Gustatory Function

question 9

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing a client's gustatory function. What approach by the nurse will assist in assessing this sensation?

• A) "Tell me if the taste on your tongue is sweet, sour, bitter, or salty."
• B) "Repeat the words that I speak softly to you."
• C) "Please read this paragraph to me."
• D) "Close your eyes and tell me what you smell."

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Definitions:

Degrees of Freedom

The total number of unique values or amounts that can be given to a statistical distribution.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of a phenomenon or the strength of the relationship between variables.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, typically set at 0.05 or 5%.

Degrees of Freedom

Represents the number of independent pieces of information available to estimate another piece of information or parameter in a dataset.