Week 5: Quantitative Analysis Assignment

Code Book: Quantitative Patient Safety Data

Column

Variable
Name

Description

Response Categories

A ID Unique patient identification number

B AGE Age of patient in years

C GENDER Sex of patient 1 = female; 2 = male

D EDUC Educational level of patient Education in years
completed

E UNIT Inpatient hospital unit 1 = medical unit 1
2 = medical unit 2

F DX Primary diagnosis of patient when
admitted to medical unit

1 = congestive heart failure
2 = pneumonia
3 = chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
4 = diabetes
5 = R/O myocardial
infarction
6 = other

G FALLS Reported fall during hospitalization 0 = no fall
1 = fell

H CAUTI Reported catheter-associated
urinary tract infection

0 = no CAUTI
1 = CAUTI

I RXERR Reported medication error during
hospitalization

0 = no medication error
1 = medication error

J MRSA Reported methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
infection

0 = no MRSA
1 = MRSA infection