A researcher conducts a survey of patients seen in an inner-city ambulatory clinic to determine barriers to receiving health care. The target population includes African-American, Hispanic,
and Somali immigrant patients, as well as a variety of foreign-born students from a nearby university. The researcher chooses subjects from the African-American, Hispanic, and Somali immigrant populations to participate. This is which type of sampling?
a. Network
b. Purposive
c. Quota
d. Theoretical
ANS: B
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The nurse is reviewing a postoperative client's chart prior to a physician's office visit
Lab reports reveal a prior WBC of 40,000/mm3, a current WBC count of 8000/mm3, and a current wound culture negative, following a Staphylococcus aureus infection. Tertiary intention of wound healing is documented at the last visit. Which current assessment of wound healing is anticipated? A) Wound edges well approximated. No redness/swelling noted. B) Edges of incision well approximated with the center of incision open. Green purulent drainage noted. C) Wound edges sutured. Scant amount of drainage noted. No foul odor. D) Wound packed with inch sterile packing material; interior pink.