The first admission in a series of regular day/night admissions for a course of treatment.

If a PATIENT changes from a regular day to a regular night admission, the next admission after the change is not a first admission in a series unless a new course of treatment is started.

If a series of regular day or night admissions is interrupted by an ordinary admission then the next admission in the series is not a first admission unless a new course of treatment is started.

National Codes:

0	First in a series
1	Subsequent to first in a series

 

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	FIRST REGULAR DAY OR NIGHT ADMISSIONS