Ch 16 Hall&Oachs Questions With Complete
Solutions
10. A&C on a census report is referring to which of
the following?
a. admissions and consults
b. appendicitis and colitis
c. adults and children
d. A.M. and clock Correct Answers c. adults and
children
16.1 If there are 10 family physicians at Center
Clinic and two pediatricians, what is the ratio of
family physicians to pediatricians? Correct
Answers 5:1
16.2 #4. Correct Answers
16.2 #5 Correct Answers
16.2 a patient who is provided with room, board,
and continuous general nursing service in an area
of an acute-care facility where patients generally
stay at least over night Correct Answers hospital
inpatient
16.3 Calculate the gross death rate and net death
rate:
, City hospital is reported 49 deaths in June. There
were 489 discharges. Eight of those deaths
occurred within 48 hours of admission. Correct
Answers gross death rate: 10.02%
net death rate: 8.52%
49-8/489-8 x 100
16.4. The arithmetic average is the:
a. middle
b. mode
c. mean
d. median Correct Answers c. mean
2. City Hospital reported 60 deaths in June. There
were 500 discharges. Eight of those deaths
occurred within 48 hours of admission. What is the
gross death rate?
a. 8%
b. 10%
c. 11%
d. 12% Correct Answers d. 12%
60 deaths / 500 discharges x 100% = 12%
2. Data and statistical analysis is valuable in which
of the following HIM tasks?
a. budgeting
b. staffing
c. strategic planning