Demography and health indicators: bed occupancy rate: practice question

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PSM · Demography and health indicators: bed occupancy rate

Sample item

A 100-bed hospital records 2,400 inpatient days in a 30-day month. What is the bed occupancy rate?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. 80 percent

Bed occupancy rate is inpatient days divided by available bed days, times 100. Available bed days are 100 beds times 30 days, which is 3,000, so 2,400 divided by 3,000 is 80 percent. It is a hospital utilisation indicator.

Option by option

  • A. 80 percent (correct)

    Correct. 2,400 divided by 3,000 bed days is 80 percent.

  • B. 125 percent

    A figure above 100 percent would be impossible without extra beds.

  • C. 75 percent

    Seventy-five percent has no basis in the numbers given.

  • D. 24 percent

    Twenty-four percent results from dividing by 100 instead of by 3,000.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is A, 80 percent. Bed occupancy rate is inpatient days divided by available bed days, times 100.

Why is "125 percent" not the answer?

A figure above 100 percent would be impossible without extra beds.

Why is "75 percent" not the answer?

Seventy-five percent has no basis in the numbers given.

Why is "24 percent" not the answer?

Twenty-four percent results from dividing by 100 instead of by 3,000.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Demography and health indicators: bed occupancy rate in PSM. Available bed days are 100 beds times 30 days, which is 3,000, so 2,400 divided by 3,000 is 80 percent. It is a hospital utilisation indicator.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Demography and health indicators: bed occupancy rate?

Practise biostatistics with small calculations until sensitivity, predictive values and risk measures are automatic. Then use the flashcards and the other PSM questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.