WGU C784 APPLIED HEALTHCARE STATISTICS ACTUAL PA FINAL
PRE ASSESSMENT 2 2024/2025( 2024/2025 ANNUAL UPDATE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER)WGU BSN APPROVED
Convert 1/6 to a percentage with two decimal places. (correct answer)16.67%
Convert the following fractions to their simplest form:
3/9
4/8
1/5
3/5
124/248 (correct answer)1/3, 1/2, 1/5, 3/5, 1/2
A physician on your staff performed 44 cardiac catheterizations last month. 34 of those treated were male.
What is the ratio of male patients to female patients who had cardiac catheterizations?
What is the proportion? Round to one decimal place. (correct answer)17:5, 0.8
Last year, you purchased equipment in the HIM department for $14,250. You have been told that the equipment
you bought has depreciated in value by 20 percent. What is the value of the equipment now? (correct
answer)$11,400.00
Differentiate between the terms inpatient census and daily inpatient census. (correct answer)Inpatient census:
Hospital inpatient census taking at any given time
Daily inpatient census: Hospital inpatient census taking plus the number of patient that admitted and discharged
after the previous census taking time of the day before.
In 20XX, a hospital had 175 beds for adults and children from January 1 through June 30. On July 1, the hospital
increased its beds to 250 and the number remained at 250 through December 31. During the first six months,
30,875 patient days of service were provided to the hospital's adults and children. During the last six months,
36,982 days of service were provided. Answer the following questions and round the answers to whole numbers.
This is a non-leap year.
,What was the average daily inpatient census for the first six months? (correct answer)171
In 20XX, a hospital had 175 beds for adults and children from January 1 through June 30. On July 1, the hospital
increased its beds to 250 and the number remained at 250 through December 31. During the first six months,
30,875 patient days of service were provided to the hospital's adults and children. During the last six months,
36,982 days of service were provided. Answer the following questions and round the answers to whole numbers.
This is a non-leap year.
What was the average daily inpatient census for the entire year? (correct answer)186
The 15-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Hospital had 400 inpatient service days during March. What is
the percentage of occupancy? Round to one decimal place. (correct answer)86.0%
What is the bed occupancy rate for the 15-bassinet Children's Hospital NICU during March if the inpatient service
days was 400? Round to one decimal place. (correct answer)86.0%
During January through June, (non-leap year) a 50-bed hospital had 9,001 inpatient service days. What is the
percentage of occupancy? Round to one decimal place. (correct answer)99.5%
The number of discharge days for a patient admitted January 23 to February 15 is _____. (correct answer)23 days
What is the wait time for a patient who arrives at a physician's office at 8:20 a.m. and is seen by the physician at
9:30 a.m. (correct answer)70 minutes
Your hospital's cancer registry reported 287 deaths to cancer patients with 3,821 discharges of patients with a
primary diagnosis of cancer. What is the cancer death rate? (correct answer)7.51%
Using chart A - what is the net death rate is _____. (correct answer)0.22%
Using chart A - what is the what is the newborn death rate? (correct answer)0.05%
Using chart A - what is the what is the fetal death rate? (correct answer)0.36%
, Using chart A - what is the what is the cancer death rate? (correct answer)9.38%
Using chart B - what is the gross autopsy rate? (correct answer)27.78%
Using chart B - what is the net autopsy rate? (correct answer)28.74%
Using chart B - what is the adjusted hospital autopsy rate? (correct answer)34.04%
Using chart B - what is the newborn autopsy rate? (correct answer)66.67%
Using chart B - what is the fetal autopsy rate? (correct answer)57.14%
A hospital reported the following statistics for the past year: births, 1,702; deliveries, 1,708; C-sections, 360; and
obstetrical discharges, 1,827. The C-section rate for that year is _____. (correct answer)21.08%
Using Chart C - what is the C-section rate for September? (correct answer)3.17%
Using Chart D - calculate the rate of admissions approved for each month and for the quarter. Round to two
decimal places. (correct answer)July
97.26%
August
99.55%
September
99.46%
Quarter
98.77%
The CDC is the lead agency that _____. (correct answer)Is responsible for protecting the health of the people of
the United States.
PRE ASSESSMENT 2 2024/2025( 2024/2025 ANNUAL UPDATE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER)WGU BSN APPROVED
Convert 1/6 to a percentage with two decimal places. (correct answer)16.67%
Convert the following fractions to their simplest form:
3/9
4/8
1/5
3/5
124/248 (correct answer)1/3, 1/2, 1/5, 3/5, 1/2
A physician on your staff performed 44 cardiac catheterizations last month. 34 of those treated were male.
What is the ratio of male patients to female patients who had cardiac catheterizations?
What is the proportion? Round to one decimal place. (correct answer)17:5, 0.8
Last year, you purchased equipment in the HIM department for $14,250. You have been told that the equipment
you bought has depreciated in value by 20 percent. What is the value of the equipment now? (correct
answer)$11,400.00
Differentiate between the terms inpatient census and daily inpatient census. (correct answer)Inpatient census:
Hospital inpatient census taking at any given time
Daily inpatient census: Hospital inpatient census taking plus the number of patient that admitted and discharged
after the previous census taking time of the day before.
In 20XX, a hospital had 175 beds for adults and children from January 1 through June 30. On July 1, the hospital
increased its beds to 250 and the number remained at 250 through December 31. During the first six months,
30,875 patient days of service were provided to the hospital's adults and children. During the last six months,
36,982 days of service were provided. Answer the following questions and round the answers to whole numbers.
This is a non-leap year.
,What was the average daily inpatient census for the first six months? (correct answer)171
In 20XX, a hospital had 175 beds for adults and children from January 1 through June 30. On July 1, the hospital
increased its beds to 250 and the number remained at 250 through December 31. During the first six months,
30,875 patient days of service were provided to the hospital's adults and children. During the last six months,
36,982 days of service were provided. Answer the following questions and round the answers to whole numbers.
This is a non-leap year.
What was the average daily inpatient census for the entire year? (correct answer)186
The 15-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Hospital had 400 inpatient service days during March. What is
the percentage of occupancy? Round to one decimal place. (correct answer)86.0%
What is the bed occupancy rate for the 15-bassinet Children's Hospital NICU during March if the inpatient service
days was 400? Round to one decimal place. (correct answer)86.0%
During January through June, (non-leap year) a 50-bed hospital had 9,001 inpatient service days. What is the
percentage of occupancy? Round to one decimal place. (correct answer)99.5%
The number of discharge days for a patient admitted January 23 to February 15 is _____. (correct answer)23 days
What is the wait time for a patient who arrives at a physician's office at 8:20 a.m. and is seen by the physician at
9:30 a.m. (correct answer)70 minutes
Your hospital's cancer registry reported 287 deaths to cancer patients with 3,821 discharges of patients with a
primary diagnosis of cancer. What is the cancer death rate? (correct answer)7.51%
Using chart A - what is the net death rate is _____. (correct answer)0.22%
Using chart A - what is the what is the newborn death rate? (correct answer)0.05%
Using chart A - what is the what is the fetal death rate? (correct answer)0.36%
, Using chart A - what is the what is the cancer death rate? (correct answer)9.38%
Using chart B - what is the gross autopsy rate? (correct answer)27.78%
Using chart B - what is the net autopsy rate? (correct answer)28.74%
Using chart B - what is the adjusted hospital autopsy rate? (correct answer)34.04%
Using chart B - what is the newborn autopsy rate? (correct answer)66.67%
Using chart B - what is the fetal autopsy rate? (correct answer)57.14%
A hospital reported the following statistics for the past year: births, 1,702; deliveries, 1,708; C-sections, 360; and
obstetrical discharges, 1,827. The C-section rate for that year is _____. (correct answer)21.08%
Using Chart C - what is the C-section rate for September? (correct answer)3.17%
Using Chart D - calculate the rate of admissions approved for each month and for the quarter. Round to two
decimal places. (correct answer)July
97.26%
August
99.55%
September
99.46%
Quarter
98.77%
The CDC is the lead agency that _____. (correct answer)Is responsible for protecting the health of the people of
the United States.
