WGU C784 - Applied Healthcare Statistics Pre-Assessment question with verified answers

WGU C784 - Applied Healthcare Statistics Pre-
Assessment question with verified answers
A patient's medication was increased by 40 milligrams. What is the percent
increase in the medication if the original medication was 180 milligrams?
A. 2.2%
B. 4.5%
C. 22.2%
D. 45% Ans✓✓✓ C. 22.2%


A patient's protein intake for today has been 15.76g, 8.49g, and 22.58g. What is
the total protein intake rounded to the nearest tenth of a decimal?
A. 46.5g
B. 46.8g
C. 46.9g
D. 47g Ans✓✓✓ B. 46.8g


An intravenous drip is infused at a rate of 4.5 milliliters per minute. How many
milliliters are infused per hour?
A. .075mL
B. 2.7mL
C. 75mL
D. 270mL Ans✓✓✓ D. 270mL


Given the equation: (.5475 - .3025) x .15. What is the solution rounded to the
nearest thousandth?

,A. .03675
B. .0368
C. .368
D. .037 Ans✓✓✓ D. .037


Given the following dataset representing hours of overtime worked by nurses in
one week:
[Nurse A] 3
[Nurse B] 7
[Nurse C] 2
[Nurse D] 4
What should be used to display the data?
A. Box plot
B. Stem plot
C. Bar chart
D. Histogram Ans✓✓✓ C. Bar chart


Given the following expression: 4 + 7 × (6 - 3)2. What is the answer using proper
order of operations?
A. 25
B. 46
C. 67
D. 99 Ans✓✓✓ C. 67

, Given the following expression: 5 x (30 - 27)2 + 4. What is the correct answer
using the proper order of operations?
A. 34
B. 49
C. 65
D. 81 Ans✓✓✓ B. 49


Given the following set of numbers: 10, 2.5, -4, -4.5, 5. What is the sum when
adding together only the whole numbers?
A. 5.5
B. 11
C. 12.5
D. 15 Ans✓✓✓ D. 15


Given the following set of numbers: 3.3, -2.3, -16, 25. What are the square roots
of the whole number?
A. +/- 2.3
B. +/- 3.3
C. +/- 4
D. +/- 5 Ans✓✓✓ D. +/- 5


Question # 25: An intensive care unit patient has frequent systolic blood pressure
measures represented in the following data set: 140, 150, 154, 154, 170, 176,
180. What is the mode?
A. 140
B. 154