It is not meaningful to calculate an arithmetic average with data from which of the following?
a. Nominal measures
b. Ordinal measures
c. Nominal and ordinal measures
d. All measures can be meaningfully averaged.
C
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A nurse manager is excited by the possible use of speech recognition (SR) systems for docu-mentation of patient care, especially during crisis situations when staff members need to focus on performing rapid assessments and implementation of
procedures. She learns, however, that SR systems would be impractical at this point. What would lead to this conclusion? a. SR systems are not available outside pilot projects. b. The type of speech required for voice recognition is unlikely to occur in a pres-sured situation. c. The hands-free function has not been per-fected in SR technology. d. Wireless communications are prone to unreliability in transmission.
A client is admitted on an emergent basis to a local mental health facility after being detained by the police when he was found walking naked down the middle of a four-lane highway
The nurse knows that the client can be held for what length of time? A) 72–84 hours B) 48–72 hours C) 36–48 hours D) 24–36 hours
Which statement regarding data collection via the Internet is accurate?
1. Ethical issues are minimized because complete privacy of client response is assured. 2. E-mails cannot be used because there may be errors in interpretation and transcription. 3. Selection bias is eliminated because the Internet allows participation from all over the world. 4. Data collection is automated, allowing the data to be exported to other programs more easily.
Maintenance of a constant internal environment and the implementation of behavioral patterns are main functions of which area of the brain?
a. Thalamus b. Epithalamus c. Subthalamus d. Hypothalamus