The purpose of an operational definition in a quantitative study is to:
A) Assign numeric values to variables
B) Specify how a variable will be defined and measured
C) State the expected relationship between the variables under investigation
D) Designate the conceptual underpinnings of the variable
B
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The school nurse is screening all second graders for tonsillitis and pharyngitis. Which finding is a normal finding in this age group?
1. Tonsils are large and seem to fill the throat. 2. Child is complaining of sore throat and drooling 3. White patches are observed on the tonsils. 4. Throat appears red, and child has a low-grade fever
A patient is being treated for a pulmonary embolism and the medical nurse is aware that the patient suffered an acute disturbance in pulmonary perfusion. This involved an alteration in what aspect of normal physiology?
A) Maintenance of constant osmotic pressure in the alveoli B) Maintenance of muscle tone in the diaphragm C) pH balance in the pulmonary veins and arteries D) Adequate flow of blood through the pulmonary circulation.
The nurse applies an aquathermia heat pack to the client's right leg and removes it after no more than 45 minutes. What is the nurse trying to avoid by completing this action?
1. Vasodilation 2. Rebound phenomenon 3. Heat tolerance 4. Systemic effects
Under some circumstances such as the adjustment to the self-care requirements of physical illness, the presence of obsessive-compulsive traits:
a. will always be a complication b. may be an asset for treatment compliance c. is rarely helpful d. indicates a deliberate power struggle