Person—name suffix, text X[X(4)]
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Name suffix |
Synonymous names:![]() | Post nominal |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 613362 |
Registration status:![]() |
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Definition:![]() | Additional term used following a person's name to identify the person, usually in relation to others in that person's family, or to acknowledge a qualification, position held or honour awarded, as represented by text. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—name suffix |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class:![]() | Text | |
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Data type:![]() | String | |
Format:![]() | X[X(4)] | |
Maximum character length:![]() | 5 | |
Source and reference attributes | ||
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | |
Data element attributes | ||
Collection and usage attributes | ||
Guide for use:![]() | Multiple name suffixes may be recorded, for example John Markham Jnr MP. Mixed case should be used (rather than upper case only). | |
Source and reference attributes | ||
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | |
Reference documents:![]() | Standards Australia 2014. AS 4846:2014 Person and provider identification in healthcare. Sydney: Standards Australia. | |
Relational attributes | ||
Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes Person (name)—name suffix, text X[XXXX]
See also Person—name suffix sequence number, code N[N]
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() |
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