The nurse is assessing clients in an out-patient clinic. Which of the following signs exhibited by a client would lead the nurse to suspect the client has an increased blood pressure?

The nursing student is reviewing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that was enacted in 1996.  Which ethical principle is of most importance concerning this legislation?

The patient signs an informed consent after his surgeon has explained the risks and benefits of the surgery.  Which ethical principle is involved?

An elderly patient diagnosed with hypertension and heart failure comes to the clinic to review his medications with the nurse.  He states that his medications make him dizzy.  Which nursing diagnosis is of highest priority in this situation?

Statistical thinking is as necessary a skill for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write.

A qualitative variable can be continuous or discrete variable.

The ratio level of measurement applies to quantitative data for which both intervals and ratios are meaningful, and a true zero can be established. 

A sample statistic is a numerical measure such as mean or standard deviation that describes an aspect of a sample.

A discrete variable can be measured by counts while a measuring instrument is required for a continuous variable. 

A ___________ is a long molecule consisting of many similar or identical ___________ (building blocks) linked by covalent bonds.