LOINC Code 77262-4: Nursing staff.voluntary turnover/Nursing staff [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 Nursing staff.voluntary turnover/nursing staff. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Nursing unit}.{Job position}.

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

• Nursing staff.voluntary turnover/Nursing staff [NMMDS]
• Nursing staff.voluntary turnover/nursing staff
• The percent of nursing staff by job position assigned to a unit or service during the reporting period who self-report a personal choice to transfer or terminate. It includes both full and part time nurses. It excludes terminations due to death, illness, or turnover due to organizational reasons rather than individual reasons.
• Number fraction; Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; Percent; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Report period; 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.

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