Discussion Daily Inpatient Census
Discussion Daily Inpatient Census
Discussion Daily Inpatient Census
hl0TE alt calculations should be carried out correct to one decinnal plaoe.
1. Distinguish between daily inpatient census {DIPC) and inpatient census.
2. To find the average daily inpatient census, what is placed in the denominator?
3. When n-rust a census be taken?
4. Must TRF-ins equal TRF-outs on a daily census report- a. on individual clinical units? b. hospital-wide (total frorn all units combined)?
5. A. patient admltted to Unit A is transferred to Unlt B the same day. On which unit is the patient counted at CTT?
6. When would a newborn (NB) be considered an A&D? I{OTE for the remaining questions, assume that the CTT is midnight.
7. Applegate Hospital records the following:
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Beginning census Admissions Discharges {live) Deaths
IPSD
Census
Admissions Dlsoharged live Deaths
Fetal deattxs
DOAs
A&D
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Calculate:
a. Census for June [ b. lP census for June 1 c. DIFC for June 1 d. IPSD for June 1
8. Three clinical units recorded the following information for April:
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Calculate:
a. Census for April 30 for each clinical unit b, IPSD total for the three units combined for April c. Average DIPC for each unit for April
9. A 65-bed hospital recorded the following data for May.
IPSD IPSD IPSD
May 1 50 May 11 48 May 21 55 250 349 454 552 651 750 843 944
10 46
12 56 13 58 14 56 15 59 16 60 17 59 18 58 19 54 20 55
Calculate:
a. IPSD for May 20 b. IPSD total for May 21 through May 31 c. Average DIPC for May 2l through May 31 d. Total IPSD for May e. Average IPSD for May
lO.Jan 31: Census456 Feb 1: Admissions 58
Discharges 45 A&D 6 DOA 3
Calculate:
a. Census for February 1 b. IPSD total for February 1 c. DIPC for February 1
11.A newborn unit reports the following: Bassinet count 21 Last census 15 Births 5 Discharges 3 Fetal deaths 2 TRF-in 0 TRF-out 1
Calculate: Census at CTT
22 58 23 62 24 65 25 63 26 62 27 60 28 60 29 62 30 63 31 50
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12.St. Peters Hospital reports: i&C admissions for the year 998 A&C discharges for the year 989 A&C IPSD for the year 36,440 Calculate: Average A&C dajly inpatient census for the year
!3.4n 18-bed surgical unit reports the following: Patients remaining at midnight 12 Next day-Admissions 4
Discharges 3 TRF-in 2 TRF-out 0
Calculate: Census at CTT
14. Day 1: Census 125 Day 2: Admissions 8
Discharged live 4 Deaths 2 A&D 2
Calculate:
a. Ending census on day 2 b. DIPC for day 2 c, IPSD total tor day 2
15. May 31: Census 150 JUNE 1: ADM/DIS Time Admitted
A. Adams 8:001.vt. B. Brown 9:00 n.ru. C. Carson 10:18 n.rra. D. Davis E. Edwards 2.40 p.ru. F. Frank
G. Grant 7:50 p.na. H. Hughes 8:19 p.ru. l. lngals J. Jones 11:45 p.nn.
Calculating the Daily Inpatient Census
Calculate the average daily inpatient census data for the 20-bed orthopedic unit based on the following information. Plot your results as a line or bar graph using Microsoft Excel. The x-axis must reflect the months of January December and the y-axis must reflect the average daily inpatient census. Be sure that your final draft is clearly labeled and your calculations are accurate to avoid skewed results depicted in your graph. Your submission must include an APA-formatted cover sheet. Submit one MS Word document including the data table and the graph.
Month
Number of Inpatient Service Days
Average Daily Inpatient Census
January
502
February
433
March
578
April
394
May
407
June
206
July
386
August
291
September
511
October
605
November
523
December
417
