Chapter 8 HSA test

Chapter 8 test Department of Medicine First Quarter Consultation Statistics Discharges Consultations Performed Patients Seen in Consultation January 576 115 99 February 601 84 75 March 614 85 79 1. calculate the consultation rate for consultations performed for the first quarter a. ???? 2. Using the data provided by the Department of Medicine, which month had the highest consultation rate for consultations performed? a. January 3. Using the data provided by the Department of Medicine calculate the consultation rate for the number of patients seen for the first quarter. Round to two decimal places. a. ???? 4. Using the data provided by the Department of Medicine, which month had the lowest consultation rate for the number of patients seen? a. ???? Island Hospital August Statistics Admissions 4,521 Discharges 4,594 Surgical Operations 501 Consultations (patients seen) 1,674 Complications 69 Consultations (provided) 1,519 Comorbidities 113 Infections (total) Nosocomial (total) Postoperative Community Acquired 151 72 18 61 5. Using the data provided by Island Hospital, calculate the comorbidity rate for August. Round to two decimal places. a. 2.46 6. Using the data provided by Island Hospital, calculate the complication rate for August. Round to two decimal places.

a. ???? 7. Using the data provided by Island Hospital, calculate the postoperative infection rate for August. Round to two decimal places. a. 3.59 8. Using the data provided by Island Hospital, calculate the nosocomial infection rate for August. Round to two decimal places. a. ???? 9. Using the data provided by Island Hospital, calculate the consultation rate of patients seen for August. Round to two decimal places. a. 36.44 10.Using the data provided by Island Hospital, calculate the community- acquired infection rate for August. Round to two decimal places. a. ???? Memorial Hospital January Statistics Discharges Adults & Children Newborn 1,984 213 Deaths Adults & Children Newborn 24 2 Nosocomial Infections Adults & Children Newborn 20 2 Community Acquired Infections Adults & Children Newborn 65 0 11.Using the data provided by Memorial Hospital, calculate the nosocomial infection rate for newborns. Round to two decimal places. a. ???? 12.Using the data provided by Memorial Hospital, calculate the community- acquired infection rate for adults and children. Round to two decimal places. a. 3.28

a. 0.47 23.The surgical department reported 19 postoperative infections last month. The surgery volumes included 681 patients seen and 712 operations performed. Calculate the postoperative infection rate, rounded to two decimal places. a. 2.67 24.A single, separate, systematic manipulation upon or within the body that can be complete in itself is considered a surgical procedure. a. True 25.The number of ____________________ (admissions/discharges) will be used in the denominator when determining the hospital infection rate. a. Discharges 26.Which is used in the denominator for hospital infection rate? a. Discharges 27.Calculate the hospital infection rate (including newborns): Discharges Adults and Children 7,690 Newborn 989 Nosocomial Infections 23 Consultations 2,594 a. 0.27 28.Community acquired infections arise within 24 hours of admission. a. False 29.When infections are present, they generally lead to a(an) __________. a. all the above 30.Which best defines the term “nosocomial”? a. Infections that originate in the hospital 31.Healthy Hospital discharged 680 in the month of September. There were 5 postoperative infections. There were 625 surgical discharges and 570 operations performed. What was the postoperative infection rate correct to two decimal places? a. 0.88 32.A hospital reported the following annual statistics: Total adult and children discharges = 10,810 Total newborn discharges = 1,601

Patients receiving consultations = 2,013 What is the consultation rate (including newborns)? a. 16.2 33.The hospital infection rate includes the total number of ____. a. Both nosocomial and community infections 34.A comorbidity is a preexisting condition that exists with the principal diagnosis and will increase the length of stay at least one day in 100% of the cases. a. False 35.Calculate the consultation rate (including newborns): Discharges Adults and Children 7,690 Newborn 989 Nosocomial Infections 23 Consultations 2,594 a. 29.89 36.For the postoperative infection rate, within how many days postoperative must the infection develop? a. No time limit. 37.Which term best defines infections acquired during hospitalization? a. Nosocomial infections