While Performing a Focused Interview with a Healthy Adult Client

question 7

Multiple Choice

While performing a focused interview with a healthy adult client, the nurse notes frequent position changes, wringing of hands, lack of eye contact, incomplete sentences, and rapid speech. The vital signs are BP 160/88 mmHg, apical pulse 102 beats per minute, respiratory rate 26 per minute. Which responses by the nurse are appropriate in this situation?

• A) "I'm going to take your temperature now."
• B) "Have you ever experienced chest pain?"
• C) "Are you feeling any anxiety right now?"
• D) "Are you experiencing any pain at this time?"
• E) "Have you ever been diagnosed with hypothyroidism?"

Learn how to calculate degrees of freedom in different scenarios.

Differentiate between dependent and independent samples t-test.

Comprehend how to interpret the test statistic in hypothesis testing.

Understand the implications of the obtained value and the critical value in decision-making.

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Definitions:

Percentage Change

A mathematical calculation that shows how much a quantity has increased or decreased as a proportion of its previous value, usually expressed as a percentage.

Income Elasticity

A measure of how much the demand for a product changes with a change in consumers' income.

Completely Inelastic

A situation in which the demand or supply for a good or service is totally unresponsive to price changes.

Inelastic

Describes a condition where the demand or supply for a good or service is not significantly changed by changes in price.