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Chapter 5 Review
Answer the following questions and calculate figures as requested in the problems.
1. The number of discharge days for a patient admitted January 23 to February 15
is:
a. 21 days
b. 22 days
c. 23 days
d. 24 days
15-1=14+1 31-23=8+15=23
2. Determine the length of stay for the following patients
Use the information in the table below for questions 3, 4, and 5.
3. Determine the length of stay for the following individual patients who were all
discharged on July 12 of the same year as the admission year.
Patient
Admitted
LOS
A
7/4
8
B
7/5
7
C
6/20
22
D
3/12
122
E
4/17
86
F
3/1
133
G
6/23
19
H
6/25
17
I
4/7
96
J
5/6
67
Patient
Admitted
Discharged (same year as
admission)
LOS
A
6/25
6/25
1
B
6/25
7/4
9
C
6/25
8/1
37
D
6/25
9/2
69

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4. The total LOS for the patients is
a. 23
b. 577
c. 602
d. 645
5. The average length of stay for these patients is
a. 52.3 days
b. 57.7 days
c. 60.2 days
d. 64.5 days
6. When a patient is authorized to be absent from the healthcare facility and plans
to return at a later date, this is referred to as (a) .
a. Absent without leave
b. Leave of absence
c. Discharge day
d. Total leave
7. What is the wait time for a patient who arrives at a physician’s office at 8:20
a.m. and is seen by the physician at 9:30 a.m.
a. 68 minutes
b. 70 minutes
c. 1 hour, 5 minutes
d. 50 minutes
8. A long term care patient admitted in July of one year and discharged in
March of the next year has its discharge days counted in the first year.
True or False?
a. True
b. False

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Chapter 5 Review Answer the following questions and calculate figures as requested in the problems. 1. The number of discharge days for a patient admitted January 23 to February 15 is: a. 21 days b. 22 days c. 23 days d. 24 days 15-1=14+1 31-23=8+15=23 2. Determine the length of stay for the following patients Patient Admitted Discharged (same year as admission) A 6/25 6/25 B 6/25 7/4 C 6/25 8/1 D 6/25 9/2 LOS 1 9 37 69 Use the information in the table below for questions 3, 4, and 5. 3. Determine the length of stay for the following individual patients who were all discharged on July 12 of the same year as the admission year. Patient Admitted LOS A B C D E F G H I J 7/4 7/5 6/20 3/12 4/17 3/1 6/23 6/25 4/7 5/6 8 7 22 122 86 133 19 17 96 67 4. The total LOS for the patients is a. 23 b. 577 c. 602 d. 645 5. The average length of stay for these patients is a. 52.3 days b. 57.7 days c. 60.2 days d. 64.5 days 6. When a patient is authorized to be absent from the healthcare facility and plans to return at a later date, this is referred to as (a) . a. Absent without leave b. Leave of absence c. Discharge day d. Total leave 7. What is the wait time for a patient who arri ...
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