A Patient Is Diagnosed with a Humeral Fracture

question 30

Multiple Choice

A patient is diagnosed with a humeral fracture. What should the nurse identify as a priority treatment goal for the patient?

• A) immediate surgical correction
• B) immobilizing the fractured bone in normal anatomic position
• C) applying ice and compression to the injured arm
• D) applying elastic bandage wrap and elevating the arm

---

Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A spread of values obtained from statistical scrutiny of samples, presumed to potentially contain the value of an undetermined population parameter.

Confidence Interval Estimate

An interval of values calculated from a sample that is expected to include the value of an unseen population parameter, with a certain degree of confidence.

Prediction Interval

An estimate of an interval in which future observations will fall, with a certain probability, given what has already been observed.

Simple Linear Regression

A statistical method used to model the relationship between a single independent variable and a dependent variable by fitting a linear equation to observed data.