Week 14: Practice test questions
1. Hospital census on May 3 is 456.
On May 4:
Admissions 58
Discharges
45
A&D
6
DOA
3
Calculate:
a. Census for May 4
b. Daily inpatient census (DIPC) for May 4
c. Inpatient service day figure (IPSD) for May 4
2. A hospital has a total of 100 patients at midnight (CTT) on July 1. On July 2 two patients
are admitted in the morning and discharged in the afternoon. Another patient is admitted
at noon but expires at 4:30 that same afternoon. A patient who was admitted two days
ago is transferred to another hospital on July 2. No other patients are admitted or
discharged on July 2.
Calculate:
a. Inpatient census for July 2
b. Inpatient service day figure for July 2
3. A hospital compiled the following annual statistics for 2003.
Jan-June
July-Dec 30
Dec 31 only
Inpatient Service Days
26, 510
33, 910
185
Bed Count
160
200
210
What is the bed occupancy rate for adults and children for the period of Jan-Dec?
4. November Data
A&C
NB
Bed/Bassinet count
100
8
Admissions
345
89
Discharges
338
102
IP service days
2765
215
Discharges days
2724
225
Calculate:
a. Average length of stay for A&C for November
b. Average length of stay for NB for November
5. Gossamer Hospital (February statistics)
Inpatients
Beds/bassinets
Admissions
Discharges
Deaths ≥48hrs
Deaths <48hrs
Autopsies:
Yes(HP)
No
Coroner
IPSD
Outpatients
Autopsies
a.
Calculate:
Gross death rate
b.
Net death rate
c.
Gross autopsy rate
d.
Net autopsy rate
e.
Hospital autopsy rate
A&C
NB
250
1210
1210
10
4
30
205
200
1
1
5
7
2
6252
1
0
1
701
3