Deck 7: Infection, Consultation, and Other Data

Question 1

For the month of January Sea View Hospital had 325 discharges, including deaths. Of the 325 patients discharged, 15 had a nosocomial infection. Calculate the nosocomial infection.

A) 4.61%
B) 4.62%
C) 4.6%
D) 4.7%

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which definition best describes a clean contaminated wound?

A) A wound in which gross contamination is found at the surgical site in the absence of infection.
B) An operative procedure or procedures that enter into a colonized viscus or cavity of the body but only under elective and controlled circumstances.
C) Pulmonary resection and gynecologic procedures also involve areas of the body that naturally host contaminants.
D) Infection rates for these procedures average 4% to 10% and can be improved with specific preventive strategies.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which definition best describes a contaminated wound?

A) An operative procedure or procedures that enters a colonized viscus or cavity of the body but only under elective and controlled circumstances.
B) Infection rates for these procedures average 4% to 10% and can be improved with specific preventive strategies.
C) Pulmonary resection and gynecologic procedures also involve areas of the body that naturally host contaminants.
D) A wound in which gross contamination is found at the surgical site in the absence of infection

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which term best describes a dirty wound?

A) Infection rates for these procedures average 4% to 10% and can be improved with specific preventive strategies.
B) An operative procedure or procedures that enters a colonized viscus or cavity of the body but only under elective and controlled circumstances.
C) A wound in which gross contamination is found at the surgical site in the absence of infection.
D) A wound in which an infection is already present when a surgical procedure is performed in the area.

Question 5

For the month of December, Ocean Breeze Hospital had 562 discharges. Of those 562 discharges, 22 had an upper respiratory tract infection. Calculate the infection rate.

A) 3.7%
B) 4.0%
C) 3.73%
D) 3.0%

Question 6

In the month of September, Randolph Memorial Hospital performed 728 surgical operations. Of these, 10 resulted in postoperative infections in clean surgical cases. Calculate the postoperative infection rate.

A) 1.0%
B) 1.3%
C) 1.4%
D) 1.37%

Question 7

The Good Samaritan Hospital in Texas for the months of January to March had 34 complications and 3,524 discharges. Calculate the complication rate.

A) 0.96%
B) 0.9%
C) 1.0%
D) 0.97%

Question 8

Sea View Hospital had 18 patients who received the same type of medication, and 6 of those 18 had a severe allergic reaction to the medication. Calculate the complication rate.

A) 21%
B) 20.0%
C) 33.33%
D) 36.84%

Question 9

In the month of April, St. Mary's Hospital had 182 deliveries, of which 3 were cesarean sections. Calculate the cesarean rate.

A) 1.10%
B) 1.0%
C) 1.11%
D) 1.09%

Question 10

The medicine unit of Blue Sky Hospital discharged 372 patients in October, and 22 of those patients received consultations. Calculate the consultation rate.

A) 5.91%
B) 5.92%
C) 6.0%
D) 5.89%

Question 11

Water's Edge Hospital has 650 medical care beds plus 100 psychiatric care beds. In November, the psychiatric facility had 84 patients in house, 6 of whom received a consultation.

A) 7.2%
B) 7.14%
C) 7.0%
D) 7.1%

Question 12

Sea View Hospital for the month of May had 368 discharges, including deaths. Of the 368 patients discharged, 10 had a nosocomial infection. Calculate the nosocomial infection rate.

A) 2.71%
B) 2.72%
C) 2.73%
D) 2.70%

Question 13

For the month of December, Ocean Breeze Hospital had 268 discharges. Of those 268 discharges, 8 had an upper respiratory tract infection. Calculate the infection rate.

A) 3.0%
B) 2.99%
C) 2.98%
D) 2.88%

Question 14

The Good Samaritan Hospital in Texas for the months of April to June had 7 complications and 1,398 discharges. Calculate the complication rate.

A) 0.50%
B) 1.00%
C) 0.49%
D) 0.5%

Question 15

Sea View Hospital had 22 patients who received the same type of blood transfusion, and 6 of those 22 had a severe allergic reaction to the transfusion. Calculate the complication rate.

A) 27%
B) 27.28%
C) 27.27%
D) 23%

Question 16

In the month of July, St. Mary's Hospital had 188 deliveries, of which 2 were cesarean sections. Calculate the cesarean rate.

A) 1.0%
B) 0.99%
C) 1.08%
D) 1.06%

Question 17

Blue Sky Hospital discharged 184 patients in July, and 2 of those patients received consultations. Calculate the consultation rate.

A) 1.09%
B) 1.08%
C) 1.07%
D) 1.06%

Question 18

The main goal of the infection control committee is to prevent or reduce the occurrence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the facility.

Question 19

Postoperative infections are one type of nosocomial infection and play a role in increasing mortality and morbidity as well as increasing the cost of health care.

Question 20

Complication rates can be calculated for specific complications such as allergic reactions to medications.