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.
âOutpatientâ means a person who has not been admitted as an inpatient but who is. In some instances, a physician may order a beneficiary to be admitted to an. inpatient bed, but upon subsequent review, it is determined that an inpatient level. of care does not meet the hospitalâs admission criteria.