LOINC Code 64295-9: Nurse Plan of 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 Plan of care note. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}.

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 Plan of care note
• Plan of care note
• A nursing plan of care is a document that outlines the nursing care to be provided to an individual/family/community. It is a set of actions the nurse will implement to resolve/support nursing diagnoses identified by nursing assessment. The creation of the plan is an intermediate stage of the nursing process. It guides in the ongoing provision of nursing care and assists in the evaluation of that care. It includes a) nursing diagnosis including related and risk factors, b) expected outcomes (e.g. goals), and c) nursing interventions.
• Care plan; DOC.ONT; Document; Encounter; Evaluation and management; Evaluation and management note; Finding; Findings; notes; nursing; Point in time; Random; Treatment plan; 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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