Assignment: Lung Cancer Patients
Assignment: Lung Cancer Patients
Assignment: Lung Cancer Patients
NR714 Week 7 Module 5 Quiz Latest 2017 November (all correct answers) Question 1 3.25 / 3.25 pts You have been asked to present a poster at a well-known university in a major U.S. city. You study findings suggested that the earlier the diagnosis of cancer is made in lung cancer patients, the longer the survival rate. Which of the following graphs would you include on your poster? B quiz 5 Qu1.png C Quiz 5 Qu1.png D Quiz 5 Qu1.png Answer A.png Question 2 3.25 / 3.25 pts You are asked to join the hospital institutional review board as a scientific voting member. Your very first research study to review is on where the new intervention, Lavender aromatherapy was shown to decrease anxiety in breast biopsy patients at a local hospital. Which variables are the independent and dependent variables? Anxiety is the independent variable and aromatherapy is the dependent variable. Anxiety dependent variable and aromatherapy is the independent variable. Breast biopsy is the independent variable and anxiety is the dependent variable. Aromatherapy is the independent variable and biopsy is the dependent variable. Question 3 3.25 / 3.25 pts You received a report that the catheter-associated infection (CAUTI) is high in your hospital. You decide to conduct a research study aimed at removing indwelling urinary catheters from patients within 48 hours of insertion, to investigate the impact on CAUTIs. When your study is complete, your results suggest that when the number of urinary catheters went down, CAUTIs went down. This is an example of a positive correlation negative correlation non-correlation scatter plot Question 4 3.25 / 3.25 pts A prestigious university invited you to come as the keynote speaker on leadership. You had completed a study aimed at determining if Transformational Leadership style impacts nurse satisfaction. You have a correlation coefficient of 0.90. What is the significance of this value? There is no relationship between Transformational Leadership and nurse satisfaction. When Transformational Leadership is present, nurse satisfaction goes down. Transformational Leadership causes nurse satisfaction. There is a strong relationship between the use of Transformational Leadership and nurse satisfaction. Question 5 3.25 / 3.25 pts A patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) who is also a smoker, asks you if taking cimetidine (Tagamet) is effective in treating GERD. You recently read a research article that reported a negative correlation between the effectiveness of cimetidine (Tagamet) and smoking. What is the most appropriate response to the patient? “You should quit smoking regardless, as it is bad for your health.” “Cimetadine is highly effective in treating patients with GERD.” ”Research shows that the more a patient smokes, the less effective cimetidine (Tagamet) is in reducing the symptoms of GERD.” “There is insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of cimetidine (Tagamet) in treating GERD.” Question 6 3.25 / 3.25 pts A research study was recently published that reported a correlation coefficient of 0.99 between taking misoprostol (Cytotec) and premature labor. An analysis revealed that misoprostol (Cytotec) is a strong predictor of premature labor. The analysis is referred to as regression quantitative correlation independent Question 7 3.25 / 3.25 pts A student nurse comes to you for help on one of her assignments. She asks you to explain the meaning of a negative correlation. What is your response? “A negative correlation is when there is no relationship between two variables.” “A negative correlation is when two related variables go in opposite directions.” “A negative correlation is when two related variables go in the same direction.” “A negative correlation is when one variable does not cause the other vaiable.” Question 8 3.25 / 3.25 pts You are reading a diagram that represents two related variables. You can see that the values on the diagram are nearly in a straight line. This graph is referred to as a value table. a scatter gram. a graph. a scatter plot. Question 9 3.25 / 3.25 pts You wonder if a new weight loss medication is truly effective in women and decide to contact the company for any statistics they may have on the product. You learn that there was a strong positive correlation between use of the new weight loss product and loss of weight in pounds over a 6-month period. How do you interpret this information? The more the new weight loss product was used, the more weight in pounds was lost. The more the new weight loss product was used, the less weight in pounds was lost. The greater the use of the weight loss product, the more weight in pounds was gained. There is insufficient information to answer the question. Question 10 3.25 / 3.25 pts You just listened to a news report that said there was a negative correlation between a new decaffeinated drink and nervousness. Another way of stating this information would be The more the decaffeinated drink is consumed, the less nervousness is experienced. The less the decaffeinated drink is consumed, the more nervousness is experienced. There was no relationship found between the new decaffeinated drink and nervousness. The more the decaffeinated drink is consumed, the more nervousness is experienced.
