Recommendations of Nursing Staffing Norms by the Staff Inspection Unit:

1.

1 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister for every 6 beds

2.

Special Wards; I) Paediatrics II) Burns/Burns Plastic III) Neuro Surgery IV) Cardiac Thoracic V) Neuro Medicine VI) Nursing Home VII) Tetanus VIII) Spinal Injury IX) Emergency Wards attached to casual

1 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister for every 4 beds

3.

1 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister for every 2 beds

4.

ICU/ICCU/ICCR Nephrology (AK Dialysis)

1 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister for every bed

5.

Labour Room

1 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister for every labour table

6.

O.T. I) Major II) Minor

2 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister for every functional operation table including recovery room. 1 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister for every functional operation table

7.

Casualty a) Casualty (Main) Attendance up to 100 patient per day Thereafter for every additional attendance of 35 patients per day b) Burns Attendance up to 15 Patient per day Thereafter for every additional attendance of 10 patients per day c) Orthopaedics Attendance up to 45 patient per day Thereafter for every additional attendance of 15 patients per day

3 Staff Nurse/Nursing sister for 24 hours i.e. 1 per shift 1 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister 3 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister for 24 hours i.e. 1 per shift 1 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister 3 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister for 24 hours i.e. 1 per shift 1 Staff Nurse/Nursing Sister