
    Calculate the total walking distance around a pentagonal hospital ward's perimeter to optimize nurse rounds and emergency access routes, given the length of each ward section in meters. The ward layout is perfectly pentagonal with equal sides, and the walking path follows the ward's outer boundary without any deviations.
    

    
import math

def perimeter_pentagon(a):
    """
    Calculate the total walking distance around a pentagonal hospital ward's perimeter to optimize nurse rounds and emergency access routes, given the length of each ward section in meters. The ward layout is perfectly pentagonal with equal sides, and the walking path follows the ward's outer boundary without any deviations.
    

    """
import math

def perimeter_pentagon(a):
    """
    Calculate the total walking distance around a pentagonal hospital ward's perimeter to optimize nurse rounds and emergency access routes, given the length of each ward section in meters. The ward layout is perfectly pentagonal with equal sides, and the walking path follows the ward's outer boundary without any deviations.
    

    """
    perimeter = 5 * a
    return perimeter