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Intensive
Care Unit: 1:2 |
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Critical
Care Unit 1:2 |
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Neo-natal
Intensive Care 1:2 |
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Burn
Unit 1:2 |
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Step-down/Intermediate
Care 1:3 |
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Operating
Room |
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RN as
Circulator 1:1 |
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RN as
monitor in moderate sedation cases 2:1 |
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Post
Anesthesia Care Unit |
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Under
anesthesia 1:1 |
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Post
Anesthesia 1:2 |
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Emergency
Department 1:3* |
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Emergency
Critical care 1:2* |
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Emergency
Trauma 1:1* |
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* The
triage, radio, or other specialty registered nurse shall not be counted
as part of this number.
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Labor
and Delivery |
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Active
Labor 1:1 |
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Immediate
Postpartum 1:2 (one couplet) |
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Postpartum
1:6 (three couplets) |
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Intermediate
Care Nursery 1:4 |
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Well-Baby
Nursery 1:6 |
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Pediatrics
1:4 |
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Psychiatric
1:4 |
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Medical
and Surgical 1:4 |
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Telemetry
1:4 |
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Observational/Out
patient treatment 1:4 |
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Transitional
Care 1:5 |
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Rehabilitation
Unit 1:5 |
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Specialty
Care Unit, any unit not otherwise listed above shall be considered
a specialty care unit 1:4 |
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These
ratios shall constitute the minimum number of direct-care registered
nurses. Additional direct-care registered nurses shall be added and
the ratio adjusted to ensure direct-care registered nurse staffing
in accordance with an approved acuity-based patient classification
system. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude any facility from
increasing the number of direct-care registered nurses. |
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