Suppose that 60% of Americans planned to vote in the next election. You take a random sample of 100 people and ask them if they plan on voting in the next presidential election.  What approximate distribution would you expect for the sampling distribution of the sample proportion of Americans who planned on voting?

Suppose that you were interested in conducting a survey of Floridians and asking if they approved of the President. Suppose that you have no idea what this proportion would be, but at the end of the study you want to calculate a 95% confidence interval with a 0.045 margin of error. Find the sample size needed.

Suppose the sampling distribution for average weight for soccer players is normally distributed with a mean of 152 pounds and a standard error of 5.  Find the range of central 95% of sample means.

For Ho:p = 0.60 versus Ha: p does not equal 0.60, when the test statistic equals 1.54, what is the p-value?

A client is admitted to the burn unit with burns over 49% of the body surface area, including the face and neck. Carbon particles are noted around the nose and mouth. The client is slightly confused and reports minor pain. When assessing the client, which is an immediate priority for the nurse to evaluate?

The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of pancreatitis. The client was admitted from a homeless shelter and is a vague historian. The client appears malnourished and on day 3 of the client’s admission, total parenteral nutrition (TPN) has been started. Why should the nurse start the infusion of TPN slowly?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is exhibiting signs and symptoms of hypovolemic shock following injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. The nurse anticipates that the patient will be promptly ordered the administration of a crystalloid IV solution to restore intravascular volume. In addition to normal saline, which crystalloid fluid is commonly used to treat hypovolemic shock?

In the year 2014, according to salary.com, physical therapists in Jacksonville, Florida have an average annual salary of 75,000. The standard deviation is about 6,000 dollars. Suppose that a sample of 15 physical therapists is taken from Jacksonville, Florida. What is the sampling distribution of the sample mean?  

Suppose the sampling distribution for average calories in bananas is normally distributed with a mean of 105 and a standard error of 4.  Find the range of central 99.7% of sample means.

A gerontologic nurse is teaching students about the high incidence and prevalence of dehydration in older adults. Which factors contribute to this phenomenon? Select all that apply.