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From July through December, Community Hospital had 32 patients with complications and 2,394 discharges.  Calculate the complication rate.  Round to two decimal places. 

In February, Community Hospital had 289 discharges and deaths.  Twelve of these patients had HAIs.  Calculate the nonsocomial infection rate.  Round to two decimal places.  

What is the calculation formula for Bed Occupancy Rate?

What is the calculation formula for Rate

Calculate the LOS for the following discharged patients in an acute-care facility using the method listed.   Date admitted Date discharged LOS 7/9 7/9 9/12 9/22 3/10 3/24 6/17 7/18 10/20 11/25

The table that follows is a sample report for a hospital showing the discharges and deaths for the last quarter of the year.  Notice that this report lists the patient discharges and deaths by physicians on the medical staff.  Fill in the Gross Mortality Rate for each physician and give the total at the bottom.  Make sure to round to  the nearest hundredth of a percent and make sure to include a leading zero if applicable.  (Example of this is .34 should be entered in as 0.34.)  You do not need to include the % sign in with your answer. Physician number No of live discharges No of deaths Gross Mortality Rate Dr. 097 12 3 Dr. 123 204 4 Dr. 256 12 1 Dr. 372 92 4 Dr. 431 124 6 Dr. 537 79 2 Dr. 638 107 4 Dr. 725 85 3 Dr. 800 100 1 Dr. 901 158 8 Total 973 36  

Convert 4/5 to a decimal with two decimal places.

Round 12.37774% to two decimal places.

The client’s eyes tested with the use of a Snellen chart, show 20/40 vision in the right eye and 20/30 in the left eye. How should the nurse interpret these results?                                                                                                                         

The nurse is talking to the caregiver of a child admitted with muscular dystrophy. The caregiver states the child has demonstrated recent changes in behavior and mood. When the caregiver of the child asks the nurse for reassurance about the child’s condition, which of the following responses should the nurse make?