A small rural hospital has been designated as a critical access hospital. It has 40 beds and an average occupancy of 34 beds. To prepare the staffing, the chief nursing officer computes the occupancy as being:
a. 90%.
b. 85%.
c. 75%.
d. 60%.
B
A way to assess a unit's activity level is to calculate the percentage of occupancy. Formula: daily patient census (rounded) divided by the number of beds in the unit
The occupancy level is calculated as 34/40, or 85%.
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