HIMT 2150 HEALTHCARE STATISTICS - CHAPTER 8 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HIMT 2150 HEALTHCARE STATISTICS - CHAPTER 8 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Use the following to answer the question.

Discharges and Deaths Adults and children: 8,191

Newborn: 809

Surgical procedures: 2,376

Surgical operations: 2,371

Patients receiving consultations: 2,789

Hospital-acquired infections: 27

Post-operative infections (included in total HAIs): 6

The hospital-acquired infection rate (including newborns) is __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅0.30%



The consultation rate (including newborns) is __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅30.99%



What is the SSI rate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅0.25%



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%



Use the information in the table that follows to answer questions 5 through 8.

Deliveries: 284 Two sets of twins

Births: 286

Obstetrical Discharges: 287

First-time C-sections: 5

Repeat C-sections: 4

What is the C-section rate for September? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅3.17%