In a study that examines the amount of empathy communicated by participants, which level of measurement would be used?
a. Interval
b. Ratio
c. Ordinal
d. Nominal
c. Ordinal
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a. bell firmly. c. bell lightly. b. diaphragm lightly. d. diaphragm firmly.
A type of process or structure whose application reduces the probability of adverse events resulting from exposure to the health care system across a range of conditions or procedures is:
a. risk adjustment. b. a sentinel event. c. a patient safety practice. d. a performance measure.
A nurse is discussing vision loss with a group of participants at a community-based health fair. The nurse knows that many individuals are unaware of the deleterious effects of glaucoma and is briefly explaining the disease to the group
What should the nurse teach these participants about the signs and symptoms of glaucoma? A) "Unfortunately, many people have no idea they have glaucoma until their vision is affected." B) "Many people with glaucoma get itchy, reddened eyes but attribute it to a cold or allergies." C) "Glaucoma causes significant pain when it first occurs but many people neglect to seek care or treatment." D) "Glaucoma causes excess tear production as the high-pressure fluid in the eye is shunted away."
When being interviewed, a 50-year-old patient says that he cannot see the newspaper as well as he used to. You know that vision changes from near to far because:
1. the ciliary muscle changes the pupil size. 2. the lens of the eye changes shape as a muscle contracts and relaxes. 3. of nearsightedness. 4. of clouding of the vitreous humor.