Question

2. A patient who transferred at 5 p.m. to unit A from unit B is counted in unit A's 12:01 a.m. census as oneadditional patient present. Would that patient still be included in unit B's 12:01 a.m. census? Explain youranswer.

Answer 1

The patient cannot be in two places at the same time. If both units are counting heads only once a day at midnight, the patient is counted as being present in unit A only. However, the patient is indicated in unit B's census as a transfer. The answer is no.