In compliance with the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Amendment Act 2019, we roster nurses according to the below table:
Cohuna District Hospital | |
Name of the Mixed ward with acute overnight beds: Acute Ward | Acute |
The total number of occupied beds: | 8 |
The different ratios that apply in | |
Acute Ward | |
Morning Shift: 1.66 Nurse to 6.0 patients, plus 1 nurse in charge (where relevant) | |
Afternoon Shift: 1.43 Nurse to 7 patients, plus 1 nurse in charge (where relevant) | |
Night Shift: 1 Nurse to 10 patients, includes 1 nurse in charge (where relevant) | |
The expected number of occupied beds in Acute Ward | 8 |
Reviewed 06/02/24 |