When a Problem Is Suspected but Data to Support It

question 56

Multiple Choice

When a problem is suspected but data to support it are lacking,the nursing diagnosis is:

• A) a syndrome nursing diagnosis.
• B) an actual nursing diagnosis.
• C) a "risk for" diagnosis.
• D) a possible nursing diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true; a measure of the risk of a Type I error.

SRS

Simple Random Sampling, a method of selecting a sample in which each member of the population has an equal chance of being included.

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect exists between certain states or parameters in a population.

Significance Level

A threshold in hypothesis testing that determines the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true.