Final answer:
The correct answer is d. 30 days, 24 hours, 48 hours for the completion of discharge summaries. For the women in the provided statistics, their combined hospitalization is likely to exceed a year if each stayed an average of more than five days. The term 'X' represents the average length of a maternity stay among surveyed women.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question pertains to the timing requirements for completing discharge summaries in a healthcare setting. Discharge summaries need to be completed within a certain timeframe after a patient's discharge, with different time constraints depending on the patient's subsequent destination, such as being transferred to another facility or going home. Additionally, there may be exceptions for patients hospitalized for short durations. Specifically, the discharge summary must be completed within 30 days after discharge for most patients but within 24 hours for patients transferred to other facilities. Discharge summaries are not always required for patients who were hospitalized for fewer than 24 hours. Therefore, the correct answer is d. 30 days, 24 hours, 48 hours.
Regarding the statistics provided:
- An individual who stayed more than five days in the hospital contributes to the total number of patient days.
- If the average stay of 80 women was more than five days, it is highly likely that collectively, they spent more than a year in the hospital. This is because 80 women times five days each yields 400 patient days, which is more than one year (365 days).
- The average length of a maternity stay (X) for these 80 women would be calculated based on the number of days each woman spent in the hospital, divided by the total number of women surveyed.