Which Information Provides the Most Reliable Data About the Effectiveness

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which information provides the most reliable data about the effectiveness of airway suctioning?

• A) The amount,color,consistency,and odor of secretions
• B) The patient's tolerance for the procedure
• C) Breath sounds,vital signs,and pulse oximetry before and after suctioning
• D) The number of suctioning passes required to clear secretions

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Definitions:

SSR

Sum of Squares due to Regression, a measure in statistics used to quantify the variance explained by a regression model.

Least Squares

A mathematical method used to find the best-fitting line through a set of points by minimizing the sum of the squares of the distances from the points to the line.

Regression Line

A straight line that best fits the data points on a scatter plot, showing the relationship between two variables.