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Silak12 Posted 7 years ago
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Increase staff/patient ratio?

Hi, everyone.

The hospital is trying to increase its staff/patient ratio.

What does this sentence mean? Could you give me a scenario in which this sentence is true?

  

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The "staff/patient ratio" is obtained by dividing the number of staff by the number of patients. Increasing it means more staff per patient. silak12 Could you give me a scenario in which this sentence is true?

  • The "staff/patient ratio" is obtained by dividing the number of staff by the number of patients.
  • Increasing it means more staff per patient.
  • silak12 Could you give me a scenario in which this sentence is true?
  • I don't think I understand the question.
  • The sentence is "true" in any scenario where a hospital is trying to increase its staff/patient ratio ...
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The "staff/patient ratio" is obtained by dividing the number of staff by the number of patients. Increasing it means more staff per patient.

silak12Could you give me a scenario in which this sentence is true?

I don't think I understand the question. The sentence is "true" in any scenario where a hospital is trying to increase its staff/patient ratio .

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