1. The time for taking the inpatient census must always be __

a. Variable

b. Consistent

c. 12:00 p.m.

d. 11 :59 a.m.
2. Patient day or inpatient day is more correctly termed __ .

a. Inpatient service day

b. Daily inpatient census

c. Total inpatient service day(s)

d. Census

3. The inpatient census at 12:01 a.m. is 24. Two patients were admitted at 1 p.m. One patient died at 3:15 p.m., and the other patient was discharged at 10:00 p.m. The inpatient service days for that day are.

a. 22

b. 24

c. 25

d. 26 

4. The difference between the census and the daily inpatient census is that any patients admitted and discharged on the same day are added to.
a . The census to compute the daily inpatient census

b. The 12:01 a.m. (or other designated time) headcount to compute the daily census

c. Both a and b

d. Neither a nor b 

5. Which of the following should be used when calculating the number of inpatients who received service on a particular day?
a . The inpatient census

b. The daily inpatient census

c. Total inpatient service days

d. Census