LOINC Code 77270-7: Number of nursing staff by job position who left in a reporting period [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 who left. 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

• Number of nursing staff by job position who left in a reporting period [NMMDS]
• Nursing staff who left
• Nursing staff who left the nursing delivery unit or service during a reporting period. Includes both voluntary and involuntary turnover for newly hired and preexisting staff by job position.
• Cnt; Count; L; LT; Number; Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Report period; Survey; SURVEY.NMMDS; World Heatlth Organization

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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