Deck 2: Basic Math Concepts, Central Tendency, and Dispersion

Question 1

If the hospital policy states that each nurse on the ICU floor should attend to two patients (so that the quality of care is not compromised) and there are currently 16 patients on the floor, how many nurses are needed?

A) 4 nurses
B) 8 nurses
C) 16 nurses
D) 32 nurses

Answer 1

16 nurses

Question 2

A specific type of drug should be stored at 10° C. What temperature should the refrigerator be set to in degree Fahrenheit?

A) 46° F
B) 50° F
C) 54° F
D) 58° F

Answer 2

50° F

Question 3

The group practice's policy is that for every seven physicians in the group, there should be two medical assistants (MAs). If there are 15 physicians in the group, how many MAs should the practice employ?

A) two medical assistants
B) three medical assistants
C) four medical assistants
D) five medical assistants

Answer 3

five medical assistants

Question 4

In the decimal 0.042359463, the digit 2 is in the __________ place.

A) tenth
B) hundredth
C) thousandth
D) ten thousandth

Question 5

A newborn baby weighs 8 pounds 6 ounces. How much does the baby weigh in grams? [1 lb = 0.45 kg and 1 oz = 28 g]

A) 2,968 g
B) 3,246 g
C) 3,768 g
D) 4,576 g

Question 6

A physical therapy center on the east side of town sees 24 patients a day. A larger, competing center on the west side of town sees 46 patients a day. What is the simplest ratio of east side patients to west side patients?

A) 2:1
B) 12:23
C) 6:9
D) 23:12

Question 7

Round this decimal to the hundredth place: 0.14289.

A) 0.14
B) 0.143
C) 0.15
D) 0.153

Question 8

An epidemiological report stated that 0.00684 births in the United States were carried out via cesarean section last year. How many births was this?

A) 0.684 of every 1,000
B) 6.84 of every 1,000
C) 68.4 of every 100,000
D) 684 of every 1,000,000

Question 9

Drug dosage instructions state that 7.5 mL of the drug should be mixed with 37.5 mL of saline solution and be administered intravenously over the course of 2 hours. How many tablespoons of saline solution are needed? [1 Tbsp = 15 mL]

A) 2.5 Tbsp
B) 3.0 Tbsp
C) 3.5 Tbsp
D) 4.0 Tbsp

Question 10

Sally can code six charts in 1 hour. What is the ratio of minutes to charts?

A) 10 minutes:1 chart
B) 1 minutes:10 charts
C) 6 minutes:1 chart
D) 1 chart:6 minutes

Question 11

While looking at salaries of physicians at the hospital, you find a range from a low of $125,000 to a high of $380,000. How many classes would you have if you broke them into class widths of $15,000?

A) 14 classes
B) 17 classes
C) 20 classes
D) 23 classes

Question 12

How many grams are in 1 kg?

A) 10
B) 100
C) 1,000
D) 10,000

Question 13

In a primary care physician's office, 68 out of 112 patients consented to receive the flu vaccine. What percentage of patients received the vaccine? Rounded to the nearest decimal.

A) 54.8%
B) 59.4%
C) 60.7%
D) 64.9%

Question 14

Amy can usually answer one e-mail in 3 minutes. If her inbox has 16 messages, how long will it take her to respond to all messages?

A) 48 minutes
B) 54 minutes
C) 1 hour and 6 minutes
D) 1 hour and 10 minutes

Question 15

Two people, Mark and Tim, are both coding medical records. Mark codes eight records every 35 minutes (8:35). Tim, on the other hand, codes 15 records an hour (15:60). Who is faster and by how much?

A) Mark is faster by 5.291 minutes per record.
B) Tim is faster by 3.543 minutes per record.
C) Mark is faster by 1.468 minutes per record.
D) Tim is faster by 0.375 minutes per record.

Question 16

What is the standard deviation of outpatient surgeries?

A) 1.74
B) 2.46
C) 2.98
D) 3.35

Question 17

One of the clinics attached to the hospital system handles walk-ins and provides some urgent care services. Of the 110 patients seen last month, 40 had broken bones, 35 had flu-like symptoms, 25 were dehydrated, 4 received MRI scans, and 6 were sent to the hospital for immediate surgery. Report these conditions in simple fractions.

A) 7/22 broken bones, 4/11 flu-like symptoms, 5/22 dehydrated, 2/55 MRI, 3/55 hospitalized
B) 4/11 broken bones, 7/22 flu-like symptoms, 2/55 dehydrated, 5/22 MRI, 3/55 hospitalized
C) 4/11 broken bones, 7/22 flu-like symptoms, 5/22 dehydrated, 2/55 MRI, 3/55 hospitalized
D) 40/110 broken bones, 35/110 flu-like symptoms, 25/110 dehydrated, 4/110 MRI, 6/110 hospitalized

Question 18

A normal distribution uses standard deviation to show how scores are expected to cluster around the calculated average of a sample or population. What type of shape do these graphs tend to make?

A) Positive slope
B) Negative slope
C) Bell curve
D) Horizontal line

Question 19

The larger the standard deviation, the data tends to _______________________.

A) be more varied from the mean
B) be more similar to the mean
C) have a smaller range
D) have a wider range

Question 20

Midville Lutheran Hospital treated a total of 64 patients at its Saturday morning clinic. 22 of the patients were female, while 14 were male. What was the ratio of females to males (in the most reduced form)?

A) 14 females:22 males
B) 22 females:14 males
C) 11 females:7 males
D) 7 females:11 males

Question 21

What is the median number of outpatient surgeries?

A) 13.5
B) 14.0
C) 14.5
D) 15.0

Question 22

If the same number of outpatient surgeries is performed each month, what would the variance be?

A) -1
B) 0
C) 1
D) 2

Question 23

What is the variance of outpatient surgeries?

A) 10.8
B) 11.2
C) 12.4
D) 13.6

Question 24

What is the range or spread of outpatient surgeries?

A) 3
B) 6
C) 9
D) 12

Question 25

What is the mean number of outpatient surgeries?

A) 9
B) 11
C) 13
D) 15

Question 26

What is the mode number of outpatient surgeries?

A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 16

Question 27

Which outlier would you remove?

A) 7
B) 12
C) 14
D) 16