LOINC Code 57053-1: Nurse Emergency department Note

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Emergency department.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: Nurse

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Nurse Emergency department Note
• Note
• The ED Nursing Note specification includes sections for data commonly captured during the ongoing care of the ED patient. It includes vital signs, ongoing assessments, and interventions.
• DOC.ONT; Document; ED; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; notes; nursing; Point in time; Random; Visit note

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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