LOINC Code 77276-4: Turnover rate [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/Mean number of 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

• Turnover rate [NMMDS]
• Nursing staff who left/Mean number of nursing staff
• The percent of nursing staff by position who left the unit or service during a reporting period (i.e. turnover rate). The Number of Staff who left includes both voluntary and involuntary turnover. The calculation is based on the number of staff assigned to the unit during the reporting period.
• Average; Avg; L; LT; No; Num; Number fraction; Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; Percent; 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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