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LOINC Code 76394-6: Registered nurse staff # [NMMDS]

76394-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Registered nurse staff # [NMMDS] in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Registered nurse staff. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Nursing unit}.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

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 Registered nurse staff. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Nursing unit}.

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

  • Registered nurse staff # [NMMDS]
  • Registered nurse staff
  • Cnt; Count; Number; nursing; Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Survey; SURVEY.NMMDS

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.

Common synonyms

Registered nurse staff # [NMMDS]Registered nurse staffSURVEY.NMMDSNumPt{Nursing unit}Qn

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code76394-6
SystemLOINC
Display nameRegistered nurse staff # [NMMDS]
DescriptionRegistered nurse staff
ComponentRegistered nurse staff
PropertyNum
TimingPt
System (specimen){Nursing unit}
ScaleQn
MethodNMMDS
ClassSURVEY.NMMDS
Example units#
StatusACTIVE
Order/ObservationObservation

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.52
Last changed2.58

Part names

Registered nurse staffNumPt{Nursing unit}QnNMMDSNumber (count)Point in time (spot)Nursing Management Minimum Data Set

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