The Client Receives Prochlorperazine (Compazine) for Nausea and Vomiting

question 10

Multiple Choice

The client receives prochlorperazine (Compazine) for nausea and vomiting. The nurse notices that the client is exhibiting a stiff neck, turned to the side. What is the best action by the nurse?

• A) Administer the client's as needed analgesic immediately.
• B) Contact the physician immediately.
• C) Hold the next dose and observe the client.
• D) Ask the client if she has ever experienced this before.

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Definitions:

Population Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of all values within a population, quantifying how much the values differ from the population mean.

Sample Size

The number of observations or replicates included in a statistical sample, essential for accurately estimating the population parameter.

T-Distributions

A family of probability distributions that arises when estimating the mean of a normally distributed population in situations where the sample size is small and population standard deviation is unknown.

Degrees Of Freedom

Degrees of freedom are the number of values in a final calculation of a statistic that are free to vary, often linked to the sample size.