A patient who is 2 hours postoperative following bowel resection surgery has four standing orders for pain medication. Which medication should the nurse consider providing to the patient for pain?
A. The one to be administered orally.
B. The one that will be given intramuscularly to work quickly.
C. The one that is to be administered intravenously by the patient and is under patient control.
D. The one that is ordered on a prn basis.
Answer: C
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a. 12 units b. 15 units c. 16 units d. 14 units
A null hypothesis is stated. The null hypothesis is, "There is no difference between 10 mcg and 20 mcg of vitamin D3 in prevention of osteoporosis." What are the implications of this statement, concerning that hypothesis and type I error?
(Select all that apply.) a. Rejecting the null hypothesis when it actually is false means that the researcher has made a type I error in concluding that there is a difference between 10 mcg and 20 mcg of vitamin D3 in preventing osteoporosis. b. Making the statement is itself a type I error. c. Whether the null hypothesis is true or not makes no difference in terms of type I error. d. Whether or not the researcher rejects the null hypothesis makes no difference in terms of type I error. e. Rejecting the null hypothesis when it actually is false means that the researcher concludes that there is a difference between 10 mcg and 20 mcg of vitamin D3 in preventing osteoporosis, and there is no error. f. Rejecting the null hypothesis when it actually is true means that the researcher concludes that there is no difference between 10 mcg and 20 mcg of vitamin D3 in preventing osteoporosis, but the researcher thinks there is and has made a type I error.
Fifteen hours after admission, a patient's CK-MB level is markedly increased. What should this indicate to the treatment team?
1. Cellular necrosis of myocardial tissue has occurred. 2. Lactic acid is present. 3. Thrombolytic therapy is indicated. 4. Cardiac function has returned to normal.
You are caring for a patient who is dying. You know that
A. the patient will be unconscious at the end of life. B. hearing is the last sense to be lost. C. the pupils will become very small. D. a dying person cannot feel physical or emotional pain.