A sampling method that begins with one individual and uses that person's contacts to identify other potential participants for the study is called:
A) convenience sampling
B) snowball sampling
C) volunteer sampling
D) nonprobability sampling
B
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An adult patient is in ventricular fibrillation; when defibrillating the patient, the nurse must:
A) Maintain good contact between paddles and patient skin. B) Use ultrasound gel as a conducting agent. C) Call "all clear" once before discharging the defibrillator. D) Ensure the defibrillator is in the sync mode.
The transplant clinic coordinator is evaluating relatives of a patient with end-stage renal disease, whose blood type is A positive, for suitability as a living donor for kidney transplantation. Which family member best qualifies for evaluation?
a. A 65-year-old brother with a history of hypertension; blood type A positive b. A 35-year-old female with a history of food allergies; blood type O negative c. A 14-year-old son, otherwise healthy with no history; blood type B negative d. A 70-year-old mother, with a history of sinus infections; blood type A positive
Several weeks later, on T.Q.'s return visit for an injection, he complains of a stuffy nose
What is your immediate concern? What will be an ideal response?
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a group of patients. Which set of results should the nurse identify as being consistent with primary hypothyroidism?
1. elevated TSH, depressed T3 and T4 2. elevated TSH, elevated T3 and T4 3. depressed TSH, elevated T3 and T4 4. depressed TSH, depressed T3 and T4