Which approach is a reasonable approach to imputing item values on a multi-item scale?
a. Mean substitution
b. Conditional (subgroup) mean substitution
c. Case mean substitution
d. Variable (item) deletion
C
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The nurse is medicating the patient daily with warfarin (Coumadin). The patient is having blood levels drawn daily to determine the dose needed. The nurse realizes that the goal is to reach which of the following?
a. The minimum effect concentration (MEC) in the plasma b. Reach the peak concentration level of the medication c. The level that falls between the MEC and toxic level d. An adequate trough level in the plasma
A child is experiencing difficulty with chewing and swallowing. The nurse knows that which of the following cells may be innervating specialized gut-related receptors that provide taste and smell?
A) Special somatic afferent fibers B) General somatic afferents C) Special visceral afferent cells D) General visceral afferent neurons
The nurse is caring for a client prescribed baclofen (Lioresal) for cerebral palsy (CP). The client's parents speak very little English and the nurse plans to use an interpreter to teach the parents about the medication
Which instructions should the nurse emphasize during client teaching? A) "It is important that your child take the medication as prescribed. Do not stop the medication abruptly." B) "Do not give your child any aspirin-type drugs while on this medication." C) "It is important for your child to take the medication on an empty stomach." D) "You will need to increase your child's intake of fiber while on this medication."
To help staff nurses adjust to using research in practice, what strategy would the nurse manager use?
a. Attendance at a regional research confe-rence b. Formal classes in electronic search tech-niques c. Establishing a journal club d. Issuing reports on the adverse conse-quences of outdated practices