Which Statement Should a Nurse Identify as Correct Regarding a Client's

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which statement should a nurse identify as correct regarding a client's right to refuse treatment?

• A) Clients can refuse pharmacological but not psychological treatment.
• B) Clients can refuse any treatment at any time.
• C) Clients can refuse only electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
• D) Professionals can override treatment refusal by an actively suicidal or homicidal client.

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Definitions:

Bootstrapping

A statistical method that involves drawing repeated samples from a dataset to estimate a population parameter.

Mean

The mathematical average of a set of numbers, determined by dividing the sum of the values in the set by the number of values.

Median

The middle value in a sorted list of numbers, dividing the data set into two halves.

Trimmed Mean

This is a method of averaging that involves removing a certain percentage of the largest and smallest values before calculating the mean.