The measure of central tendency that is most stable is the:
A) Mode
B) Median
C) Mean
D) They are all equivalent
C
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1. Salivary secretions 2. Gastric secretions 3. Bile 4. Intestinal secretions
A client is started on peripheral parenteral nutrition. The nurse asks the nursing student to explain the difference in a preclinical conference between peripheral parenteral nutrition and total parenteral nutrition
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