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panfilo

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A group of psychiatric nurses revise the inpatient psychiatric-nursing admission assessment tool. To establish interrater reliability, the nurses MOST likely would:
 
  a. have each nurse interview the same client in random sequence
  b. have each nurse interview several different clients
  c. have two nurses complete the assessment tool simultaneously on the same client
  d. have each nurse's completed assessment tools reviewed by another nurse

Question 2

While assessing an older adult, the nurse allows ample time for the patient to respond based on the understanding of which of the following?
 
  A) Ample time ensures that the correct answer is given.
  B) The patient is most likely experiencing irreversible memory impairment.
  C) The patient is experiencing decreased cerebral oxygen flow from reduced activity.
  D) Ample time is needed to weigh the pros and cons of the perceived risk for answering.


momo1250

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
To establish interrater reliability, the nurses most likely would have two nurses complete the assessment tool simultaneously on the same client. If both assessments identified that same data, there would be interrater reliability.

Answer to Question 2

A


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