A small rural hospital has been designated as a critical access hospital.It has 40 beds and an average occupancy of 34 beds.To prepare the staffing,the chief nursing officer computes the occupancy as being:
A) 90%.
B) 85%.
C) 75%.
D) 60%.

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A way to assess a unit's activity level is to calculate the percentage of occupancy.Formula: daily patient census (rounded)divided by the number of beds in the unit
The occupancy level is calculated as 34/40,or 85%.

A Small Rural Hospital Has Been Designated as a Critical