In compliance with the Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Amendment Act 2019, we roster nurses according to the below table:

Cohuna District Hospital
Name of the mixed ward: Acute/Post Natal Ward
The total number of occupied beds: 12
The different ratios that apply in
Acute Ward Post Natal Ward plus one (1) birth suite
Morning Shift: 1.66 Nurse to 6.0 patients, 1 nurse in charge (where relevant) Morning Shift: 0.5 Nurse to 4 patients, 1 nurse in charge (where relevant)
Afternoon Shift: 1.43 Nurse to7 patients, 1 nurse in charge (where relevant) Afternoon Shift: 0.5 Nurse to 4 patients, 1 nurse in charge (where relevant)
Night Shift: 1 Nurse to 10 patients, 1 nurse in charge (where relevant) Night Shift: 0.5 Nurse to 4 patients, 1 nurse in charge (where relevant)
The expected number of occupied beds in Acute Ward 10
The expected number of occupied beds in Post Natal Ward