Author Question: A nurse researcher conducts a study of pregnant African American women between the ages of 15 and 35 ... (Read 85 times)

Pea0909berry · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

A nurse researcher conducts a study of pregnant African American women between the ages of 15 and 35 .

The purpose of the study is to determine if weekly nutritional counseling sessions and participation in a structured weekly support group have any impact on the mother's post-delivery B/P or the infant's APGAR score. What would be the independent variable or variables in the study? Select all that apply. a. Age of subjects d. Infant's APGAR score
b. Nutritional counseling sessions e. African American female
c. Mother's post-delivery B/P f. Structured weekly support group

Question 2

A patient in the emergency department has a cardiac arrest, and a lawsuit is filed alleging that the triage nurse failed to appreciate acute cardiac symptomatology. The nurse's action or inaction is an example of which of the following?

a. Negligence c. Ignorance
b. Invasion of privacy d. Malpractice

Ahnyah · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B, F
The nutritional counseling sessions and the structured weekly support group are the independent
variables. Independent variables are the variables believed to cause or influence the dependent
variables. Also, the independent variables are the variables that are manipulated. In this study, the age
of the subject and her being an African American are considered demographic variables. The mother's
post-delivery B/P and the infant's APGAR score are the dependent variables.

Answer to Question 2

D
The triage nurse's failing to appreciate the acute cardiac symptomatology can be considered
malpractice. The term malpractice refers to a professional's wrongful conduct in the discharge of his
professional duties or a failure to meet standards of care for the profession, which results in harm to
another individual entrusted to the professional's care. As a triage nurse in the ER, the nurse should
have been knowledgeable of the implications of the patient's cardiac symptoms.