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A Patient with a Serum Phosphate Level of 1

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A patient with a serum phosphate level of 1.1 mg/dL is receiving IV sodium phosphate.When administering sodium phosphate, a nurse should monitor closely for:


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Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistical hypothesis testing that assumes no effect or no difference, used as a starting point for testing statistical significance.

Type I Error

The mistaken disapproval of a valid null hypothesis, commonly referred to as a "false positive."

Type II Error

The error that occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected, meaning a real effect or difference was missed.

Type I Error

The mistake of rejecting a true null hypothesis, or in other words, concluding that a difference or effect exists when it actually does not.

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