A Patient with a Long History of Using Chewing Tobacco

question 30

Multiple Choice

A patient with a long history of using chewing tobacco says, "I've been chewing for years. I'm not going to get cancer." How should the nurse respond?

• A) "The use of smokeless tobacco has been linked to oral cancer."
• B) "You are probably one of the lucky ones."
• C) "I guess you're right."
• D) "It's not my body."

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Definitions:

Cluster Samples

A sampling technique where the population is divided into groups (clusters) and a random sample of these clusters is selected to represent the whole population.

Sampling Error

Sampling error describes the difference between a sample statistic used to estimate a population parameter and the actual but unknown value of the parameter.

Sampling Error

The difference between a sample statistic used to estimate a population parameter and the actual but unknown value of the parameter.

Sample

A subset of elements chosen from a larger set (population), typically used to infer properties about the population.