In order to be successful with the discussion board make sure to do the following. 1) Cite your sources. Any outside information you use must be properly cited, not doing so is plagiarism! 2) Respond to your peers. A response is not simply stating you enjoyed their post, try to have a meaningful interaction by expanding on points they made. Here is original topic so you have more of an idea on how to respond to peers on subject, do not reply to original topic only to peers listed below. How do you use statistics in your work as a nurse or healthcare provider? Find and discuss at least two examples of how statistics are used in your field. Do you feel like statistics are a vital part of the nursing field? Why or why not?
Peer (1) Steven Diaz
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Peer (2) Marta
Hi Professor and Class,
Statistics is the study of analysis, collection, interpretation and presentation of data. It is defined as the set of equations which are used to analyze the things. In the nursing field or even in the field I work in now I use statistics. Currently I use statistics because I deal a lot with patients and their financial portion of the visit. I keep track of my collections, how often a patient pays, amounts, how much I need to stay on track per day, etc. All of these help me set a track and stay on goal by collecting data and creating a frequency of my collections and how much I still need to get to my goal amount. Specifically in nursing we will be needing to monitor our patients and the frequency of their symptoms and medications. Is their a pattern to their symptoms? is the frequency of the medication or care being provided showing improvement? By keeping all this data and form a chart of some sort this will help analyze what the patient needs and what is helping.
Chappelow, J. (2021, August 19). Statistics definition. Investopedia. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/statistics.asp.
