Use the Table Below to Compute the Answers for the Following

question 29

Essay

Use the table below to compute the answers for the following questions.

$\text { First Quarter, January-March } 2006$
$\text { Diamonte Hospital }$

$\begin{array}{|l|l|c|}\hline \text { Inpatient Service Days } &\text { Adults \& children (A\&C) } & 4022 \\\hline& \text { Newborns } & 708 \\\hline \text { Discharge Days } & \text { Adults \& children }(\mathrm{A} \& \mathrm{~A}) & 4025 \\\hline &\text { Newborns } & 718 \\\hline \text { Beds } & \text { Adult \& children }(\mathrm{A} \& \mathrm{~A}) & 130 \\\hline& \text { Newborn } & 20 \\\hline \text { Surgery } &\text { Surgical procedures w/general anesthesia } & 325 \\\hline &\text { Procedures w/TV conscious sedation } & 186 \\\hline\text { Infections } & \text { Nosocomial infections }(\mathrm{A} \& C) & 21 \\\hline &\text { Postoperative infections } & 8 \\\hline\text { Discharges } & \text { Adults \& children }(\mathrm{A} \& \mathrm{C}) & 1202 \\\hline &\text { Newborms } & 308 \\\hline\end{array}$
-Compute the nosocomial infection rate (A&C).

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Identify response variables within a given study and their significance.

Understand the concept of blocking in experimental design and its purposes.

Appreciate the ethical considerations in designing research studies, especially involving human subjects.

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Definitions:

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