Hospital and Health Boards Regulation 2023
sec.40BRounding of minimum number of nurses or midwives
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sec.40B Rounding of minimum number of nurses or midwives
If a minimum number of nurses or midwives worked out under this part is less than 1, the number is taken to be 1. Otherwise, if a minimum number of nurses or midwives worked out under this part is not a whole number, the number must be rounded to the nearest whole number (rounding one-half downwards). For the morning shift in an acute adult ward with 7 patients, the number worked out under section 40 (2) (a) is 1.75, so the minimum number of nurses or midwives required is 2. s 40B ins 2024 SL No. 142 s 5 (sec.40B-ssec.1) If a minimum number of nurses or midwives worked out under this part is less than 1, the number is taken to be 1. (sec.40B-ssec.2) Otherwise, if a minimum number of nurses or midwives worked out under this part is not a whole number, the number must be rounded to the nearest whole number (rounding one-half downwards). For the morning shift in an acute adult ward with 7 patients, the number worked out under section 40 (2) (a) is 1.75, so the minimum number of nurses or midwives required is 2.