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NUCC taxonomy code

Registered Nurse

163W00000X

IndividualNursing Service Providers
Grouping
Nursing Service Providers
Classification
Registered Nurse
Specialization
None

Definition

(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.

Other Registered Nurse codes

NUCC splits Registered Nurse into 56codes. Pick the most specific one that matches the provider’s licence and practice.

  • 163WA0400XAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Registered Nurse
  • 163WA2000XAdministrator Registered Nurse
  • 163WC0200XCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse
  • 163WC0400XCase Management Registered Nurse
  • 163WC1400XCollege Health Registered Nurse
  • 163WC1500XCommunity Health Registered Nurse
  • 163WC1600XContinuing Education/Staff Development Registered Nurse
  • 163WC2100XContinence Care Registered Nurse
  • 163WC3500XCardiac Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
  • 163WD0400XDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse
  • 163WD1100XPeritoneal Dialysis Registered Nurse
  • 163WE0003XEmergency Registered Nurse
  • 163WE0900XEnterostomal Therapy Registered Nurse
  • 163WF0300XFlight Registered Nurse
  • 163WG0000XGeneral Practice Registered Nurse
  • 163WG0100XGastroenterology Registered Nurse
  • 163WG0600XGerontology Registered Nurse
  • 163WH0200XHome Health Registered Nurse
  • 163WH0500XHemodialysis Registered Nurse
  • 163WH1000XHospice Registered Nurse
  • 163WI0500XInfusion Therapy Registered Nurse
  • 163WI0600XInfection Control Registered Nurse
  • 163WL0100XLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)
  • 163WM0102XMaternal Newborn Registered Nurse
  • 163WM0705XMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse
  • 163WM1400XNurse Massage Therapist (NMT)
  • 163WN0002XNeonatal Intensive Care Registered Nurse
  • 163WN0003XLow-Risk Neonatal Registered Nurse
  • 163WN0300XNephrology Registered Nurse
  • 163WN0800XNeuroscience Registered Nurse
  • 163WN1003XNutrition Support Registered Nurse
  • 163WP0000XPain Management Registered Nurse
  • 163WP0200XPediatric Registered Nurse
  • 163WP0218XPediatric Oncology Registered Nurse
  • 163WP0807XChild & Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse
  • 163WP0808XPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse
  • 163WP0809XAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse
  • 163WP1700XPerinatal Registered Nurse
  • 163WP2201XAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse
  • 163WR0006XRegistered Nurse First Assistant
  • 163WR0400XRehabilitation Registered Nurse
  • 163WR1000XReproductive Endocrinology/Infertility Registered Nurse
  • 163WS0121XPlastic Surgery Registered Nurse
  • 163WS0200XSchool Registered Nurse
  • 163WU0100XUrology Registered Nurse
  • 163WW0000XWound Care Registered Nurse
  • 163WW0101XAmbulatory Women's Health Care Registered Nurse
  • 163WX0002XHigh-Risk Obstetric Registered Nurse
  • 163WX0003XInpatient Obstetric Registered Nurse
  • 163WX0106XOccupational Health Registered Nurse
  • 163WX0200XOncology Registered Nurse
  • 163WX0601XOtorhinolaryngology & Head-Neck Registered Nurse
  • 163WX0800XOrthopedic Registered Nurse
  • 163WX1100XOphthalmic Registered Nurse
  • 163WX1500XOstomy Care Registered Nurse
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