LOINC Code 77285-5: Wastage 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 New 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

• Wastage rate [NMMDS]
• New nursing staff who left/Mean number of nursing staff
• The percent of newly hired nurses who left the unit or service during the reporting period. It is calculated by dividing the number of new nurses by position leaving by the number of new nurses by position.
• 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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