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