Which of the following is an example of an aggregate or population?
1. Students in a county school system
2. Christians around the world
3. A patient in the intensive care unit at the local hospital
4. People who play cards together once a week at private homes
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A population or aggregate is a collection of individuals who have one or more personal or envi-ronmental characteristics in common. They can be defined in terms of geography or a special interest. The clients in choice 1 have a geographical characteristic.
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A nurse is completing an OASIS assessment on a patient. What data would be most important for the nurse to assess?
a. Presence of grocery stores nearby b. Safety concerns within the home c. Number and kind of pets d. Proximity to a health care facility
A patient is brought to the emergency department (ED) in a state of anaphylaxis. What is the ED nurse's priority for care?
A) Monitor the patient's level of consciousness. B) Protect the patient's airway. C) Provide psychosocial support. D) Administer medications as ordered.
No numerical index is obtained for content validity
A) True B) False
The nurse realizes that the organ which is a major site for metastases, harboring and growing cancerous cells that originated in some other part of the body, is the:
1. spleen. 2. gallbladder. 3. liver. 4. stomach.