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 hospital outpatient services performed to evaluate a patientâs condition to. determine whether admission is reasonable and medically necessary. To admit a patient for observation. services, the order must clearly state the intent for observation services such as âoutpatient. observation.â Documentation of the need for observation services is required in all cases .