PRE-ASSESSMENT: ANALYTICAL
METHODS OF HEALTH LEADERS
(RAO2) (PRAO) QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADED
A clinician wants to know the number of patients whose symptoms
improved after taking a new drug as compared to those who took a
placebo. ...ANS: Statistical modeling
A dialysis center wants to compare the patient satisfaction rate
between home dialysis versus in-center dialysis. ...ANS: Statistical
modeling
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 funding agency is interested in supporting research grants that
focus on improving quality and patient outcomes. The research
proposal must be original and include a literature review that
properly cites previous research findings and the benefits for the
research study. Which ethical consideration is described in this
situation? ...ANS: Plagiarism
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 evaluating its ability to provide additional advanced
dietary care to hospital inpatients with food allergies. The hospital
completed a predictive analysis to determine the need for this extra
service. Which information can be gained from this study? ...ANS:
Volume of potential patients
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 is experiencing a high rate of nursing turnover during the
first year at the hospital. There are many theories as to why
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