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WGU C985 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTANSWERS A+ GRADED
A facilitator meets with several healthcare staff members to get
feedback and input about how the staff thinks the goal of increasing
hand washing through observation methods has worked.
Which research method is being used by the facilitator? ...ANS:
Focus Group
A group of doctors studied exercise tolerance in obese patients in a
clinical trial. The doctors examined computer-assisted and
conventional treatment programs to identify whether computer-
assisted methods would reduce risk of injury.
Which risk adjustment technique should be used for this
study? ...ANS: Stratification analysis
A healthcare administrator decided to implement email safety
training classes for all employees after reading about computer
hacks through phishing. An exam was given to the employees after
the training.
How should the organization use the pass rate data from the
assessment? ...ANS: To see if additional educational efforts are
needed
A hospital financial analyst is evaluating the return on investment
following the purchase of new endoscopy equipment.
, Which data source is needed for an analysis report? ...ANS:
Reimbursement records
A hospital is experiencing a high rate of nursing turnover during the
first year at the hospital. There are many theories as to why
turnover in this cohort is so high. The chief executive officer (CEO)
has asked the nursing director to study this further and develop
some tactics to improve nursing retention. The director plans to
gather data, conduct some statistical analysis, and report back to the
CEO with an improvement plan.
How should the nursing director apply cluster analysis to study this
issue? ...ANS: By grouping nurses into categories related to the
reasons they resigned
A hospital researcher has access to one year of hospital emergency
department claims data. The researcher is investigating the
association of race on the timeliness of delivery of care. The sample
includes information on patient demographics, insurance
information, and emergency department factors. Due to patient
confidentiality, the sample does not include patient clinical
information and outcomes.
Which research method should be used? ...ANS: Cross Sectional
A hospital researcher is interested in investigating the association
between hospital ownership (i.e., government, investor, and not-for-
profit) on overall hospital quality scores.
Research Methods
A cross-sectional data set of all urban hospitals from eight states is
used in this study. The data were obtained from various
administrative databases: Medicare Hospital Cost Report
Information System, the American Hospital Association, and the
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