Question

To be classified as an inpatient ordered by the physician involves a stay greater than:

a) 6 hours
b) 12 hours
c) 24 hours
d) 48 hours

Answer 1

The correct answer to the student's question regarding classification as an inpatient is c) 24 hours. Additionally, if the average stay of 80 women was more than five days, they collectively likely spent more than a year in the hospital.

Step-by-step explanation:

To be classified as an inpatient by a physician, which implies a hospital stay with active treatment, the common threshold is a stay greater than 24 hours. So, the correct answer to the student's question is c) 24 hours.

Evaluating the additional information provided:

1. If an individual stayed more than five days in the hospital, it means their stay clearly exceeded the 24-hour minimum for being considered an inpatient.
2. When it comes to the 80 women whose average stay was more than five days, it is likely that collectively they spent more than a year in the hospital. Here's why: if we multiply the minimum average stay (over five days) by the number of women (80), we get well over 400 days, which is more than a year.