Definition
The area of nursing practice in which a nurse spent the most hours in their main job in the week prior to registration, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptRegistered health professional—principal area of practice
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Object ClassRegistered health professional
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PropertyArea of practice
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Value DomainArea of nursing practice code NN
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Area of nursing practice code NN ".Data Type | Number |
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Format | NN |
Maximum character length | 2 |
Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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Permissible Values | 01 | Aged care | ||
02 | Child and family health | |||
03 | Community health | |||
04 | Critical care and emergency | |||
05 | Education | |||
06 | Management | |||
07 | Medical | |||
08 | General practice/Medical practice | |||
09 | Mental health | |||
10 | Midwifery | |||
11 | Paediatrics | |||
12 | Peri-operative | |||
13 | Rehabilitation and disability | |||
14 | Research | |||
15 | Surgical | |||
16 | Other | |||
Supplementary Values | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |