LOINC Code 76356-5: Nurse employment position Provider [NMMDS]

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 Nurse employment position. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Provider.

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: Observation
• Method: NMMDS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Nurse employment position Provider [NMMDS]
• Nurse employment position
• The type of nursing employment position, including Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Nurse Consultant (NC), Nurse Researcher (NR), Nurse Executive (NE), Nurse Manager (NM), Nurse Faculty (NF), Staff Nurse (SN), and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP). Employment position type is reported along with the count and percent of nurses with each type of employment position in the nursing unit.
• Nominal; nursing; Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.NMMDS; Typ

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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