An Inservice Program Is Being Offered in the Hospital on Bioterrorism

question 9

Multiple Choice

An inservice program is being offered in the hospital on bioterrorism and the response of the health care agency.An important aspect of the program is the recognition of the signs and symptoms of bacterial and viral infections.A practice drill is held and the nurse recognizes that the clients admitted with possible anthrax will demonstrate:

• A) Abdominal cramping,diarrhea,drooping eyelids,jaw clench,and difficulty swallowing
• B) Flulike symptoms,gastrointestinal distress,and papular lesions
• C) Fever,cough,chest pain,and hemoptysis
• D) Vesicular skin lesions on the face and extremities

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Definitions:

Goodness of Fit

A statistical test to see how well sample data fits a distribution from a population with a normal distribution.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can variably assign to a statistical calculation without breaking any constraints.

P-Value

The probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the ones observed during the test, assuming the null hypothesis is true.