Statistical Information Paper I will describe the use of statistic at Veterans hospital in Loma Linda that has 142
Hospital beds and 108 beds of Community Living Center. Employs 2,436 staff. The VA hospital
Provided 546,017 outpatients visits in 2008.In 2010 Outpatients visits 584,028 it is increase
38011 or increase 1.07%. Statistics is data use to compare and analysis. Hospital statistics
Includes current and historical data on utilization revenue, expenses, person and mush morel
Will describe numerical data, numerical count, statically analysis, and four levels of
Measurement. Numerical data. Bennett, Briggs, and Troika (2009).
Numerical
Numerical data is identified, measured, and numerical scale. Numerical data can be
Displayed using charts, tables, and graphs. Example I work at medical floor is a busy floor. The
Physician is always order many test for the new admit patient. Such as Order the patient, take X-Ray, EKG, CAT scan, GI lab so on. For example, if the patients come back for GI lab.Nurse has
To take vital sign every 15 minutes times four, every 30 minutes times two, and one-hour time
One. This
Vital sign was taken to compare how the vital sign are difference between them. If the vital
Sign Drop too low or too high that will nurse alert nurse to check the patient and report to the
Physician right away. This entire vital sign nurse has to record in the computer that will show in
Line graph. The line graph is easy to compare between the time when the nurses was taken In addition, how different of blood pressure. Bennett, Briggs, and Troika (2009)
Numerical count I work at four southwest that has thirty-two beds. All nurses works 12 hours per shift.
Before the shift change approximately two hours charge nurse has to count how many patient
Do we have and will we get new admit ion. Then his l sends the number to the supervisor.
The supervisor is viewing numerical data. Because this information make the supervisor that
How many registers nurse and how many LVN do we need for the next shift. Bennett, Briggs,
Moreover, Troika (2009).
Statistical Analysis Pain after surgery it is a common for all the patients. In order to give the right doses of
Pain medication that is the physician has to analysis and nurses has to assess the patient and
Asks the patient. According to Bennett, Briggs, and Troika (2009). The decisions making to give
The Right medication for pain that is based on the information the obtain from the patient. The Scale of pain from 1-10 which 10 being most severe. So the number, which the physician
Receives, those help the physician Analysis and order the right doses for pain. Bennett, Briggs,
And Troika (2009)
Four levels of measurement We collect data and interpret the data is by the level of measurement and using the
Veriables.the variables can be summarized into four types, nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio.
Nominal
Nominal is one whose values are categories that have no intrinsic order. Such as blood
Group (A, B, AB and o) and alive or dead, ill or well or questionnaire Moreover, yes or no.
Ordinal
Ordinal data contain categories of data that have the meaningful intrinsic order. They
Are Differences between categories are not measurable .It cannot adding or subtracting.
Example of ordinal data is stages of cancer 1, 2, 3, the grades of heart dieseas.the types of
Labels Used for the categories such as mild moderate or severe.
Interval
Interval is measured on a scale, rank order and a specific and equally spaced unit,
Without a true, zero point Example of the interval scale of measurement 60 degree Fahrenheit
On the other hand, -10 degree Fahrenheit represents interval data.
Ratio
The ratio level of measurement applies to quantitative data in which both interval and
Ratio are meaningful .Data at this level have a true zero point. In VA hospital the ratio between Nurse and patient 1:2 in the ICU and 1:5 on medical floor. This type of ratio the V.A.hospital
Has To make sure that the quality of care is good. The patient is receiving the nursing standard
Of care.
Accurate interpretation of data. The advance of accurate interpretation of statistical information is the importance to VA
Hospital that wants to provide best quality of service. This information helps improve the
Quality in service and methods .It helps VA hospital to analyze and improve on the feedback While making progress.
Conclusion
Health statistic and data are importance because we use measuring and comparing
Numbers. Including lemma sacrament such as nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio. With the help of VA, hospitals can improve on the quality of care.

Bennett, J. O., Briggs, W. L., & Triola, M .F. (2009). Statistical reasoning for everyday life (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.