While Performing a Morning Assessment on a Terminally Ill Patient

question 7

Multiple Choice

While performing a morning assessment on a terminally ill patient, the nurse observes a generalized purplish blotching of the patient's skin. The nurse identifies this finding as

• A) Mottling
• B) Maceration
• C) Excoriation
• D) Evisceration

Identify the implementation and interpretation of tests for comparing two independent samples, like the Wilcoxon rank sum test.

Understand the distinctions between parametric and nonparametric statistical methods.

Grasp the concept and application of ranking in nonparametric tests.

Identify the characteristics that differentiate nonparametric tests from parametric tests.

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Definitions:

Time Series

A forecasting technique that uses a series of past data points to make a forecast.

Cycles

Patterns in the data that occur every several years.

Random Variations

Unpredictable fluctuations in data or processes that do not follow a discernible pattern or trend.