Significance of Statistical Application in Health Care | Nursing

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Introduction:
For all health care professionals, knowledge about collection, analysis and interpretation
of statistical data is important as every patient-physician encounter is imbued with statistics. As
several diagnoses is possible for a man with emergency care, matching predictive values of
various diagnostic test and patient history helps in confirming diagnosis of patient. Being aware
of latest research and development in health care also requires statistical literacy (Burrill, 2019,
August). With this context, the main purpose of this paper is to discuss about the significance of
statistical application in health care and explore how statistical knowledge is applied in day-to-
day operations.
Application of statistics in health care
Application of statistical data holds promise in health care to assess quality standards,
identify areas of health improvement and promote health and safety. For example, review of
statistical trends and trails related to disease incidence, mortality rates and hospitalization rates
helps to monitor local condition and compare service standards with national and international
standards. These data help epidemiologist to get public and private funds for service
advancements and disease prevention (Klatzky, Geiwitz & Fischer, 2018). Knowledge about
statistics is vital for nurse too as it allows nurse to make appropriate assessment of patient and
make judgment regarding future course of action for a patient.
Statistical data has found wide application in clinical research too as appropriate
statistical skills allows researchers to draw reasonable inference about collected data and assess
the influence of errors and bias on study research. Clinical research mainly involves investigating
about clinical benefits or efficacy of a proposed medical treatment. Statistical knowledge and