,1. A nurse manager is reviewing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
If the unit's budget is $1.2 million and the projected patient days are
10,000, what is the budgeted cost per patient day?
- A. $120
- B. $12
- C. $1.2
- D. $1200
Answer: B. $12
Rationale: The cost per patient day is calculated by dividing the total
budget by the projected patient days ($1.2 million / 10,000 days = $120
per day).
2. During a clinical trial, a new drug was found to be 20% more effective
than the current standard medication. If the standard medication has a
success rate of 50%, what is the success rate of the new drug?
- A. 60%
- B. 70%
- C. 75%
- D. 80%
Answer: B. 70%
Rationale: A 20% increase on a 50% success rate is an additional 10%
(20% of 50), making the new drug's success rate 70%.
3. A hospital is trying to reduce its readmission rates. If the current
readmission rate is 15% and the hospital aims to reduce this by one-third,
what is the new target readmission rate?
- A. 5%
- B. 10%
- C. 12%
- D. 15%
Answer: B. 10%
Rationale: One-third of 15% is 5%, so reducing the rate by this amount
results in a new target of 10%.
4. A nursing home has an annual turnover rate of 25%. If there are 120
staff members at the beginning of the year, how many staff members, on
average, will leave during the year?
, - A. 30
- B. 25
- C. 40
- D. 35
Answer: A. 30
Rationale: 25% of 120 staff members is 30, indicating that 30 staff
members are expected to leave during the year.
5. A healthcare administrator is analyzing the cost-effectiveness of
outsourcing lab tests. If outsourcing saves the hospital $50 per test and
they conduct 200 tests per month, what is the annual savings?
- A. $10,000
- B. $12,000
- C. $100,000
- D. $120,000
Answer: B. $12,000
Rationale: Monthly savings are $50 x 200 = $10,000, and annual
savings are $10,000 x 12 months = $120,000.
Which of the following is an example of a quantitative variable?
A. Gender
B. Height
C. Hair color
D. Marital status
Answer: B. Height
Rationale: Height is a measurable quantity that can be expressed in
numerical values, making it a quantitative variable.
What is the median of the following dataset: 10, 15, 20, 25, 30?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
Answer: C. 20
Rationale: The median is the middle value when the data is arranged in
ascending order. In this case, the median is 20.
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