Average weekly hours: Average weekly hours worked for a full time Registered Nurse is 35.6 hours Employment by region: The top three regions for employment as a Registered Nurse include: NSW: 31.4%. VIC: 24.0%. QLD: 22.6%.
The severity of the patientâs illness and the intensity of services to be provided should justify the need for an acute level of care. An inpatient admission solely because the patient has been kept in observation status over 23 hours would not be considered medically necessary.
For a patient admitted and discharged from observation or inpatient status on the same date, codes 99234-99236 should be reported as appropriate. The provider performed a comprehensive history, comprehensive exam and moderate MDM (New problem to the examiner, 0 data points and moderate risk).