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.
Observation services are covered only when provided by the order of a physician or another. individual authorized by State licensure law and hospital staff bylaws to admit patients to the. hospital or to order outpatient tests. In the majority of cases, the decision whether to discharge a. patient from the hospital following resolution of the reason for the observation care or to admit the. patient as an inpatient can be made in less than 48 hours, usually in less than 24 hours.