Posted: July 18th, 2016

Variability in the percentage of IV infiltrations and IV burns

As the nurse manager, are there any concerns that you may have about the data in this report? Are their any trends you may want to investigate?

2. What measures of centrality and dispersion (mean, median, mode, sd) might it be helpful to examine for this data and why?

3. Create a graphic representation of this data that best presents the information for the four units on one graph.

4. After receiving this information what type of statistical test might you want to perform to investigate the concern(s) you identified in Question 1.

5. What are two possible reasons for the variability in the percentage of IV infiltrations and IV burns on your units?

6. Using your answer from question 5, suggest one possible action you could take to investigate your suspected reasons for the variability in the percentage of infiltrations and burns on your unit