STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #451.5 -- TYPE OF WORK FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^PRSN(451.5, (7 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 4.0)
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This file contains codes for types of work a nurse may perform in a medical setting. Examples include Direct Care, Light Duty, On
Site Education.
This file is exported with data and the contents of the file should not be locally modified.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS: @
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
AUDIT ACCESS: @
IDENTIFIED BY: WORK DESCRIPTION (#1)
POINTED TO BY: TYPE OF WORK field (#5) of the TIME SEGMENT sub-field (#451.9999) of the VERSION # sub-field (#451.999) of the DAY #
sub-field (#451.99) of the VA NURSE sub-field (#451.09) of the POC DAILY TIME RECORDS File (#451)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: WORK CODE(B)
451.5,.01 WORK CODE 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>2!($L(X)<2)!'(X'?1P.E) X
LAST EDITED: JUL 07, 2009
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 2 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: The Work Code is a 2 letter code that reflects the type of work that a nurse performs inside or
outside of defined tour time.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 451.5^B
1)= S ^PRSN(451.5,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^PRSN(451.5,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
451.5,1 WORK DESCRIPTION 0;2 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<3) X
LAST EDITED: JUL 07, 2009
HELP-PROMPT: Answer must be 3-30 characters in length.
DESCRIPTION: The Work Description is the explanatory text of the Work Code. Each Work Description is designated
by a 2 character code. For example, Direct Care is DC, Light Duty is LD, etc.
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):