LOINC Code 57054-9: Nurse Emergency department Triage+care 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 Triage+Care 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 Triage+care note
• Triage+Care note
• The Composite Triage and ED Nursing Note specification may be employed where the ED Triage Note and ED Nursing Notes exist within a single document. The elements included in the profile are a composite of the elements from the Triage Note specification and the ED Nursing Note specification.
• 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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