A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Having

question 29

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient who is having trouble communicating because of involuntary muscle movements. The nurse suspects the condition may be caused by a problem or malfunction in the patient's

• A) Left frontal lobe.
• B) Occipital lobe.
• C) Left parietal lobe.
• D) Cerebral cortex.

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Definitions:

Prospective Study

A research design in which subjects are followed forward in time to observe outcomes or effects of certain variables.

Experimental Studies

Research methods that involve the manipulation of variables to determine cause-and-effect relationships between them.

Correlational Studies

Research methods that examine the relationship between two or more variables to determine if they are associated.

Correlational Design

A research method that examines the relationship between two or more variables without manipulating them.