The student nurse is taking a true-or-false quiz and does not know the answer to a question. The test question contains the word "always," which indicates a high likelihood of what?
1.
True
2.
False
3.
A poorly written question
4.
Answer is opposite of previous question
ANS: 2
There are not many situations in nursing where something "always" applies, so unconditional words like "always," "never," or "everyone" are usually false.
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