Level 4: Urgent Care
The patient is in a highly unstable and unpredictable condition either
related to their primary problem or an exacerbation of other related factors.
Nursing Theme 4 - Cognition and Communication
- Patients with mental health or learning disabilities requiring supervision, support and frequent intervention for the majority of the day
- Risk of harm to self and others which could result in injury
- Patients may be cohorted to provide continuous supervision at a ratio of two-to-one for the majority of the day
- Patients with enduring mental health problems and requiring enhanced supervision