If a distribution is skewed to the left, then it is ______

A. negatively skewed
B. positively skewed
C. symmetrically skewed
D. symmetrical


ANS: A

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The priority nursing diagnosis for a patient in the postanesthesia care unit immediately following a thoracotomy and insertion of a water-sealed drainage system is:

A) Pain related to surgical incision B) Disturbed thought processes related to postoperative sedation C) Impaired gas exchange related to lung impairment and surgery D) Nutrition, less than body requirements related to dyspnea

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The staff nurse would like to improve personal communication with peers, patients, and the medical staff. Which strategy would be most effective for this nurse?

1. Plan to be more assertive in all communication. 2. Work to manage fear of conflict. 3. First learn to delegate clearly to others. 4. Attend the hospital-based communication training.

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Which response by the patient demonstrates an internal locus of control?

1) "My blood sugar wouldn't be out of control if my wife prepared better foods." 2) "I knew I shouldn't have come to this hospital; I'd be better if I hadn't." 3) "God must be getting even with me for my past behavior." 4) "I'm just glad to be alive; the accident could've been a lot worse."

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Which of the following is/are provided by whakapapa?

a. A way of understanding the M?ori world. b. Links past, present and future; humans and atua (gods), tupuna (ancestors), Papat?anuku (tribal area) and the whenua (land); living things. c. Practical knowledge that aids survival and influences the behaviours, obligations and responsibilities that Indigenous peoples have to one another and the environment. d. All of the above.

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