ANPR 300 Flashcards
1
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Entire group
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population
2
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Subset or small part of a population
A
sample
3
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Assumes only one value; will not change
A
constant
4
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Example of a constant
A
date of birth
5
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Something that can change
A
variable
6
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Example of a variable
A
occupation
7
Q
Can be categorized by some characteristic or quality
A
qualitative
8
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Qualitative example
A
eye color, gender, race
9
Q
Can be measured
A
quantitative
10
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Quantitative example
A
number of ____, heart rate
11
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Name
A
nominal
12
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Example of nominal data
A
telephone #, postal code, drivers licence #
13
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Order or rank
A
ordinal
14
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Example of ordinal data
A
exam scores, competition score, “3rd leading cause of death”
15
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A whole number or integer; a whole unit or entity)
A
discrete data
16
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Discrete data is usually obtained by _____
A
counting
17
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Example of discrete data
A
number of teeth
18
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T or F. In discrete data, numbers cannot be subdivided
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T. Can’t have 1.3 people
19
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Data measured to the nearest ….
A
continuous
20
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T or F. Continuous data cannot be subdvided
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F
21
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Example of continuous data
A
distance, height, weight, age
22
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Expand A&C
A
adults and children
23
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Expand IPSD
A
inpatient service day
24
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Expand DIPC
A
daily inpatient census
25
Expand HP
hospital pathologist
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Expand A&D
admitted and discharged on the same day
27
Beds include ____ and ____
adults and children
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T or F. Bassinets include only babies born in that hospital during that admission
T
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Bassinets do not include ___ as they are not considered an admission
stillbirths
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Temporary beds put in service for a short period of time
other beds
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t or f. Other beds are included in bed count
f
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Examples of other beds
treatment, disaster, delivery room, recovery room, observation, swing
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Flexible beds that can be put into use for either long term or acute care as needed; most common in small hospitals
swing
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3 types of separations
1. discharges home and AMA
2. death in hospital
3. transfers
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2 types of transfers
1. intra-hospital
| 2. inter-hospital (discharge transfer)
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transfer: change in medical course/unit during hospitalization
intra-hospital
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transfers where transfer-in/transfer outs are used
intra-hospital
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tracks patients transferred in and out of a nursing unit
nursing unit statistics
39
transfer: disposition of inpatient to another facility
discharge transfer
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another word for discharge transfer
inter-hospital
41
count of people
census experience
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must be a consistent time and consistent for every unit; facilities usually choose midnight
census taking time (CTT)
43
number of inpatients present at census taking time
inpatient census
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t or f. A&C data is calculated separate from NB
t
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assume ___ for inpatient census
A&C
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t or f. unless otherwise specified, inpatient census is referring to A&C
t
47
___ are included in discharges unless otherwise specified
deaths
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t or f. for intrahospital transfers, patients are counted only on the unit on which they are present at CTT
t
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transfer ins should equal ____ for whole hospital
transfer-outs
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_____ transfer numbers may not be equal
individual nursing unit
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4 not included in inpatient census
1. A&Ds
2. fetal deaths
3. DOAs
4. OP deaths
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services received by one inpatient in one 24 hour period
inpatient service day (IPSD)
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t or f. IPSD includes A&Ds
t
54
each day spent in hospital = 1 ____
IPSD
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IPSDs are a more accurate reflection of the actual service rendered than ______
inpatient census
56
another name for IPSDs
DIPC (daily inpatient census)
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difference between IPC and DIPC
DIPC includes A&Ds
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average number of inpatients present each day for a given period of time
average daily inpatient census
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number of calendar days from admission to discharge
length of stay (LOS)
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length of day counts the ____ but not the ____
day of admission, day of discharge
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LOS includes ____ day(s)
Leave of Absence
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synonymous with LOS
discharge days (DDs)
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DDs are compiled at time of _____
separation
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t or f. the way patient leaves hospital: discharge, death, transfer, AMA does not matter for DDs
true
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Difference between IPSDs and DDs
IPSDs are credited daily while DDs are credited only upon discharge
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3 points: importance of discharge days
1. management of hospital resources
2. analysis and comparison of patient subgroups
3. hospital staff performance
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in LOS/DDs, A&Ds count as __ day(s)
1
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in LOS/DDs, when a patient is admitted one day and discharged the next day, this counts as ___ day(s)
1
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for LOS, when the patient is admitted and separated in the same month, subtract the _____ from the ____
day of admission from the day of discharge
70
for LOS, when the stay extends over one or more month-ends, subtract the number of ____ from the ____
days in the month from the date of admission
71
sum of days of stay for all inpatients discharged during a specific time period
total length of stay
72
average length of hospitalization of a group of inpatients discharged during a specific time period
average length of stay (ALOS)
73
number of available inpatient beds, both occupied and vacant
inpatient bed count/complement
74
inpatient bed count/complement excludes ___ beds
temporary
75
number of available newborn bassinets, both occupied and vacant
newborn bassinet count/complement
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newborn bassinet count/complement excludes ___ in other nursing units
bassinets
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percentage of available beds or bassinets being utilized on a specific day or for a designated period of time
occupancy ratio/percentage
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if permanent ____ are made during a period, this has to be accounted for
bed count changes
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if temporary beds are in use, occupancy should be over ___%
100
80
changes in a bed count must be ____ to be included
permanent
81
direct and indirect types
bed turnover rates
82
considered to be an excellent measure of bed utilization
bed turnover rates
83
bed turnover rates are used to compare: (4 points)
1. one hospital with another
2. rates within the same hospital
3. different time periods
4. different units
84
there is a direct relationship between ____, ____ and ____
occupancy rate, number of discharges, LOS
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rates may be lower due to longer ____
LOS
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a higher rate means a shorter ___
LOS
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higher rate with high occupancy rate means greater number of ____
patients accomodated
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2 types of infections
1. nosocomial
| 2. community-acquired
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nosocomial means _____-acquired
hospital
90
____ infections are included in nosocomial infections
postoperative
91
nosocomial infections develops ____ 72 hours of admission
after
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nosocomial infection rates are an important determinant in evaluating the _____ provided
quality of care
93
nosocomial infection rates should be below __%
10
94
infection that develops within 72 hours of admissioin
community acquired infections
95
if community-acquired infection rate is high the hospital may develop ____
community-wide prevention programs
96
develops as a complication of a surgical operation
postoperative infection rate
97
includes all infections manifested during admission: nosocomial, post-op and community-acquired
total infection rate
98
t or f. for infection rate, A&C and NB data are calculated together unless otherwise specified
t
99
5 types of morbidy rates
1. infection
2. complication
3. comorbidity
4. prevalence
5. incidence
100
an additional disorder arising after admission to hospital requiring additional medical care
complication rate
101
a pre-existing condition increasing LOS (usually by 1 day)
comorbidity rate
102
something widely or commonly occurring, number of existing cases of a disease in a given population
prevalence rate
103
refers to the frequency or extent of disease in a population, number of newly reported cases of a disease in a given population
incidence rate
104
formula: inpatient census
adm - dis + trf in - trf out
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formula: ipsd
(adm - dis + trf in - trf out) + A&Ds
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formula: average dipc/dipc
total ipsd/# of days
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formula: LOS same month
dis day - adm day
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formula: LOS different month
(month # of days - adm day) + days until discharge
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formula: ALOS
total DDs/total discharges
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formula: occupancy ratio/percentage
total ipsd/(bed count + days of the month) x 100
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formula: change in bed count
total ipsd for period
/
(bed count x days) + (bed count * days)
x 100
112
formula: direct bed turnover rate
total #of discharges for a period/average bed count during period
113
formula: indirect bed turnover rate
occupancy rate x number of days in a period
/
average LOS
(total ipsd/(bed count+ days)) x # days
/
(total DDs/total discharges)
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formula: nosocomial infections
total infections > 72 hours after admission/discharges x 100
115
formula: community acquired infection
total infections <72 hours of admission/discharges
| x 100
116
formula: post-op infection
total post op infections/total # of surgical operations for the period x 100
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formula: total infection rate
total number of infections/total number of discharges x 100
118
formula: complication
of complications/total discharges x 100
119
formula: comorbidity
of comorbidity/total discharges x 100
120
formula: prevalence
known cases of a disease /population x multiplier
121
formula: incidence
newly reported cases/population x multiplier
