Hello, I work in and extremely busy ER in southern California. We see over 400 patients a day. We have a section in the ER that functions as an urgent care. This area is usually staffed with 1-2 nurses and we get up to 25 patients sometimes. I'm looking for information (laws) that pertain to
-the ratios for urgent care areas
-what deems an urgent care an urgent care (we are located in the main area where acute care patients are, and as far as I can see, we are still to maintain the 1-4 ratio).
I cannot find to much under title 22 and am hoping someone can help point in the right direction.
MBJ_nurse
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Hello, I work in and extremely busy ER in southern California. We see over 400 patients a day. We have a section in the ER that functions as an urgent care. This area is usually staffed with 1-2 nurses and we get up to 25 patients sometimes. I'm looking for information (laws) that pertain to
-the ratios for urgent care areas
-what deems an urgent care an urgent care (we are located in the main area where acute care patients are, and as far as I can see, we are still to maintain the 1-4 ratio).
I cannot find to much under title 22 and am hoping someone can help point in the right direction.
Thanks