Hlt 362v top - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Topic 5 DQ 1 Describe how epidemiological data influences changes in health practices. Provide an example and explain what data would be necessary to make a change in practice. Topic 5 DQ 2 Discuss ways your organization uses technology to gather patient and health care information, and how this information and data are used to direct patient care and outcomes.

Topic 1 DQ 1 Discuss the historical application of statistics in the field of health care. Describe an example, other than Florence Nightingale's contributions, where statistical application has greatly influenced or changed health care operations or practice. Topic 1 DQ 2 Discuss why it is important for a person working in health care to understand statistical concepts. Provide an example of how statistical data is used in your organization or specialty area today and what you are expec...

Topic 3 DQ 1 Provide two different examples of how research uses hypothesis testing, and describe the criteria for rejecting the nullhypothesis. Discuss why this is important in your practice and with patient interactions. Topic 3 DQ 2 Evaluate and provide examples of how hypothesis testing and confidence intervals are used together in health careresearch. Provide a workplace example that illustrates your ideas.

Topic 2 DQ 1 Select a research article, other than the articles from your assignments, from the GCU library. Provide an overview of the study and describe the strategy that was used to select the sample from the population. Evaluate the effectiveness of the sampling method selected. Provide support for your answer. Include the article title and permalink in your post. Topic 2 DQ 2 Using the research article selected for DQ 1, identify three key questions you will ask and answer when reading...

Topic 4 DQ 1 Provide an example of experimental, quasi-experimental, and nonexperimental research from the GCU Library andexplain how each research type differs from the others. When replying to peers, evaluate the effectiveness of the researchdesign of the study for two of the examples provided. Topic 4 DQ 2 Describe the difference between research and quality improvement. Provide a workplace example where qualitative andquantitative research is applied and how it was used within your organ...

1. Question:To obtain a sample of 20 patients in ICU, clinician goes to the ICU and selects the current patients. This is an example of a: 2. Question:A Type I error is committed when _____. 3. Question:Which of the following would be an appropriate null hypothesis? 4. Question:Quantitative research strives for quality and the ability to apply the analysis to a broader population. This is referred to as _____. 5. Question:Scenario Based Question: If you were conducting a study of blood press...

Topic 2 DQ 1 Select a research article, other than the articles from your assignments, from the GCU library. Provide an overview of the study and describe the strategy that was used to select the sample from the population. Evaluate the effectiveness of the sampling method selected. Provide support for your answer. Include the article title and permalink in your post. Topic 2 DQ 2 Using the research article selected for DQ 1, identify three key questions you will ask and answer when reading...

HLT 362V Topic 2 Discussion 2 Using the research article selected for DQ 1, identify three key questions you will ask and answer when reading the research study and why these questions are important. When responding to peers, provide other questions and answers that could be considered in relation to the peers’ studies.

1. Question:If a study is comparing a number of falls by age, age is considered what type of variable? 2. Question:Validity is: 3. Question:Data is defined as: 4. Question:External and internal influences within a study that can affect the validity and reliability of outcomes is called: 5. Question:Level of measurement that defines the relationship between things and assigns an order or ranking to each thing is known as: 6. Question:The average of the collected data is known as: 7. Questi...

HLT 362V Topic 1 Assignment; Application of Statistics in Health Care