Patients on your unit complete a functional mobility test. The test determines how many seconds it takes to walk 20 feet unassisted. Your patient's speed is reported as a Z score of 2.3. You would expect your patient to walk 20 feet unassisted:
A) Faster than the average patient on the unit
B) Slower than the average patient on the unit
C) 2.3 times faster than the slowest patient on the unit
D) Unable to determine

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A Z score of 2.3 indicates that the patient's walking speed is 2.3 standard deviations above the mean, meaning they walk faster than the average patient.

Patients on Your Unit Complete a Functional Mobility Test