In Which Instance Is Using the Technique of Data Mining

question 19

Multiple Choice

In which instance is using the technique of data mining most appropriate?

• A)To document quality improvement when problems are identified and targeted on a medical-surgical unit
• B)To find the appropriate treatment for a client with advanced lung cancer
• C)To identify an appropriate diagnosis for a client with undetermined signs and symptoms
• D)To assist in the determination of the correct dose of medication to give a client in congestive heart failure

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Definitions:

Concepts

General ideas or understandings that can be used to group together objects, events, qualities, or abstractions that are similar in some way.

Visualized

The process of forming mental visual images of objects, scenarios, or outcomes.

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Heuristic

A problem-solving strategy that uses a practical approach or shortcut to produce solutions that are good enough for the situation.