Clinicians now can calculate a person's myocardial infarction risk by evaluating several known risk factors, such as cholesterol levels and diabetes. This is possible because of
a. bivariate correlation analysis
b. factor analysis.
c. multiple regression analysis.
d. simple linear regression analysis.
ANS: C
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1. Clinical interventions are most effective when they focus on the current actions, feelings, and concerns of clients. 2. Clients rely on providers to develop solutions for their problems. 3. Emotional stress has a relationship to physical symptoms. 4. The mind–body relationship focuses on biological explanations of illness.
Two brothers played with their cousin. One brother later became quite ill, whereas the other did not. Which of the following provides the best explanation for this occurrence?
a. Difference in length of time exposed b. Difference in how actively the children played c. Difference in genetic inheritance between the two brothers d. Difference in lifestyle between the two brothers
You are caring for a patient who has undergone creation of a urinary diversion. Forty-eight hours postoperatively the patient verbalizes that the stoma is a dark purplish color. This nurse is aware of what?
A) The stoma is healthy. B) The stoma is infected. C) Vascular supply to the stoma may be compromised. D) The ostomy appliance around the stoma is too loose.
Coding for qualitative studies:
a. allows the data to be retrieved by category. b. consists of changing the text into numerical groupings. c. is facilitated by the fact that data are collected in an organized fashion. d. prepares the data for analysis on a computer.