| .001 | nursing number | | 11 | | | Internal number assigned to the 'education description'. |
| .01 | education description | 0;1 | FREE TEXT | | B | Generic name given to different types or levels of degrees.
EDUCATION FILE (#20.11). |
| 2 | nursing code | 0;3 | FREE TEXT | | C | An abbreviation of the `education description'. |
| 3 | nursing code priority | 0;4 | NUMERIC | | | A number assigned to a specific degree for the purpose of ranking the
educational preparation of an employee. This number is used to
generate administrative reports under the options: 'Service Reports' and
'Location Reports'. |