Many states require hospitals and EDs to utilize a patient acuity system to provide care for patients. What impact, if any, does patient acuity have on the following metrics: unit-budgeted HPPD, the average number of patients per nurse, average patient length of stay, readmission rates, medical supply cost, and patient satisfaction per quarter? Do you see any moral or ethical issues that might arise with this data? Is there any qualitative data that you think would be helpful when presenting your data to other leaders? How might you use the CRISP-DM model to analyze the data sets?

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TABLE 11.3 Data Table for Critical Thinking Exercises Datasets Available for Medical-Surgical Unit, Year/ Quarter Average patient acuity score (1=low, 5-high) Average number of patients per nurse Unit-budgeted HPPD 8.00 8.00 8.00 RN average $55.50 $55.50 $55.50 hourly salary PCT/CNA average hourly salary Unit assistant average hourly salary Y1Q1 Y1QZ Y1Q3 Lawsuit total for patient negligence 3.00 2.00 3.00 5.00 Average patient census $19.75 Staffing fines by state department 0.00 of public health 5.00 0.00 Average patient length of stay (in 2.30 days) Y1Q4 $14.25 $14.25 $14.25 $14.25 $0.00 $0.00 0.00 4.00 3.80 5.60 3.10 $19.75 $19.75 $19.75 $19.75 $19.75 0.00 $120K $250K 0.00 $250K 2.30 YZQ1 Y2Q2 YZQ3 3.00 8.00 8.10 8.60 $61.85 $61.85 $61.85 $54.60 $54.60 1.95 4.20 1.00 0.00 0.00 8.10 2.60 3.90 0.00 0.00 2.75 3.00 30.00 27.00 26.00 32.00 26.00 28.00 8.10 Y2Q4 $19.75 $19.75 4.15 5.00 $0.00 $0.00 4.10 0.00 $240K 30.00 5.15 0.00 $500K 3.25 31.00