KimGee

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1. Visitors: do they tend to be the same age as patient?

   KimGee replied to KimGee's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks to those who provided thoughtful answers. This was not for a school project. It involves developing estimates for a real-world situation.

2. Visitors: do they tend to be the same age as patient?

   KimGee posted a topic in General Nursing

   Do visitors tend to be the same age as the patient (assuming that we are talking about adult patients)? [Thanks to klone for the insight.]

3. How many visitors per day does the typical inpatient have?

   KimGee replied to KimGee's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your thoughtful answers. Suppose we're talking about a general med/surg unit. Would the estimate of the typical patient having 1 to 2 visitors per day be reasonable in that setting?

4. How many visitors per day does the typical inpatient have?

   KimGee posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm trying to build a model of the number of visitors in a general acute care hospital on any given day. Did not find anything in the literature quantifying this. Does it seem reasonable, based on your experience, to use this as a multiplier: The typ...