When researchers in a clinical trial analyze outcomes for all study participants who were randomly assigned to a treatment group, regardless of whether they received the treatment or dropped out of the study, the analysis is called:
a. A complete case analysis
b. An intention to treat analysis
c. An available case analysis
d. None of the above
B
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A mother tells the nurse at an annual well child checkup that her 6-year-old son occasionally "wets himself." Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
a. Explain that occasional wetting is normal in children of this age. b. Tell the mother to restrict her child's activities to avoid wetting. c. Suggest "time-out" to reinforce the importance of staying dry. d. Inform the mother that medication is commonly used to control wetting.
The nurse is planning care to address pain in the client with genital herpes. Which intervention would be appropriate for this client?
A) Increase the intake of cranberry juice. B) Clean lesions 2 or 3 times a day with warm water and soap. C) Dry lesions with a hair dryer turned to the hot setting. D) Wear tight cotton clothing.
The patient presents to the clinic for an initial prenatal examination
She asks the nurse whether there might be a problem for her baby because she has type B Rh-positive blood and her husband has type O Rh-negative blood, or because her sister's baby had ABO incompatibility. What is the nurse's best answer? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. "Your baby would be at risk for Rh problems if your husband were Rh-negative." 2. "Rh problems only occur when the mother is Rh-negative and the father is not." 3. "ABO incompatibility occurs only after the baby is born." 4. "We don't know for sure, but we can test for ABO incompatibility." 5. "Your husband's being type B puts you at risk for ABO incompatibility."
A clinical instructor notices that one of her students worries a lot, expects negative outcomes for most situations, strives for perfection, and seems to look for the tiniest faults in her work. The clinical instructor interprets these behaviors as
a. commitment to learning. b. assuming an external locus of control. c. self-directedness. d. self-defeating behaviors.