A nurse is told that a screening test has high specificity. This means that the test:
a. Provides precise and consistent readings
b. Accurately identifies those with the condition or trait
c. Accurately identifies those without the trait
d. Has a high level of false positives
C
Specificity refers to the test accurately identifying those without the trait.
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a. preformed. b. important. c. learned. d. repeated.
The nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing manifestations of peripheral vascular disease. When gathering subjective information from the client, the nurse should ask about:
1. The client's temperature. 2. The distribution of body hair. 3. Burning or numbness in the legs. 4. Blood pressure.
The nurse is caring for a patient receiving intravenous ibuprofen for pain management. The nurse recognizes which laboratory assessment to be a possible side effect of the ibuprofen?
a. Elevated creatinine b. Elevated platelet count c. Elevated white blood count d. Low liver enzymes
The specific tools used to make quality visible to stakeholders in health care are called:
a. indicators. b. outcomes. c. variable selections. d. quality measures.