A&P |
ausculationa and percussion |
|
A&W |
Alive and Well |
|
A-A |
Alveolar to arterial |
|
A-P |
Anterior-Posterior |
|
A-V |
ArterioVenous |
|
A-VO2 |
arteriovenous oxygen |
|
A/G |
albumin/globulin ratio |
|
AA |
Associate of Arts |
|
AAA |
abdominal aortic aneurysm |
|
AAANA |
American Academy of Ambulatory Nursing Administration |
|
AABA |
American Anorexia/Bulimia Association |
|
AACN |
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses |
|
AAN |
Associate of Arts in Nursing |
|
AAN |
American Academy of Nursing |
|
AANA |
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
|
AANP |
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
|
AARN |
Alberta Association of Registered Nurses |
|
AAS |
Acute Abdominal Series |
|
AAS |
Associate of Arts and Sciences |
|
Ab |
anitbody |
|
AB |
Asthmatic Bronchitis |
|
ABA |
American Board of Anesthesiology, Inc. |
|
ABAI |
American Board of Allergy & Immunology |
|
ABCRS |
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery |
|
ABD |
American Board of Dermatology, Inc. |
|
ABD |
Abdomen |
|
ABEM |
American Board of Emergency Medicine |
|
ABFP |
American Board of Family Practice |
|
ABG |
Arterial Blood Gas "Sats" |
|
ABIM |
American Board of Internal Medicine |
|
ABMG |
American Board of Medical Genetics |
|
ABN |
Alabama Board of Nursing |
|
ABNM |
American Board of Nuclear Medicine |
|
ABNS |
American Board Nursing Specialties |
|
ABNS |
American Board of Neurological Surgery |
|
abog |
american board of obstetrics and gynecology |
|
ABOP |
American Board of Ophthalmology |
|
ABOS |
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc. |
|
ABOTO |
American Board of Otolaryngology |
|
ABP |
American Board of Pathology |
|
ABP |
American Board of Pediatrics |
|
ABPANC |
American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc. |
|
ABPM |
American Board of Preventive Medicine |
|
ABPN |
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. |
|
ABPS |
American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. |
|
ABR |
American Board of Radiology |
|
abs |
american board of surgery |
|
ABTS |
American Board of Thoracic Surgery |
|
ABU |
American Board of Urology |
|
AC |
Assist-Control (a form of mechanical ventilation) |
|
accn |
American College of Cardiovascular Nursing |
|
ACE |
angiotensing coronary syndromes |
|
ACE |
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme |
|
achrn |
advanced certified hyperbaric nurse |
|
ACL |
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ligament often torn in knee injuries) |
|
ACLS |
Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
|
ACN |
Association of Camp Nurses |
|
ACN |
Australian College of Nursing |
|
ACNM |
American College of Nurse-Midwives |
|
ACNP |
American College of Nurse Practitioners |
|
ACNP |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
|
ACNP-BC |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified |
|
ACNP-C |
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Certified |
|
ACRN |
AIDS Certified Registered Nurse |
|
ACS |
acute coronary syndroms |
|
ACTH |
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
|
AD |
Autonomic dysreflexia |
|
AD LIB |
As desired |
|
AD LIB |
As Much As Needed |
|
ADA |
American Diabetes Association |
|
add |
Attention Deficit Disord |
|
ADH |
Antidiuretic Hormone |
|
ADHD |
attention deficit disorder-hyperactivity |
|
ADL |
activity of daily living |
|
ADM |
Advanced Diabetes Management |
|
ADN |
associate degree nursing |
|
ADN |
Associate Degree in Nursing |
|
AEJNE |
Australian Electronic Journal of Nursing Education |
|
AEVNT |
Academy of Equine Veterinary Nursing Technicians |
|
AF |
Atrial Fibrillation |
|
AF |
afebrile |
|
AFB |
acid-fast bacillia |
|
AFN |
advanced forensic nursing |
|
AFO |
Ankle-Foot Orthosis |
|
AFP |
Alpha Fetoprotein |
|
AGA |
appropriate for gestational age |
|
AHA |
American Hospital Association |
|
ahna |
American Holistic Nurses Association's |
|
AI |
Aortic Insufficiency |
|
AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV) |
|
AINS |
Artificial Intelligent Nursery Systems |
|
AKA |
Above Knee Amputation (orthopaedic Usage) |
|
Alb |
Albumin |
|
ALK PHOS |
Alkaline Phosphatase |
|
ALL |
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia |
|
ALNC |
Advanced Legal Nurse Consultant |
|
ALP |
Alkaline Phosphatase |
|
ALS |
Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis |
|
ALT |
Alanine Transaminase |
|
ALT |
Alanine Aminotransferase |
|
AMA |
Against Medical Advice |
|
amb |
Ambulate |
|
AMI |
acute myocardial infarction |
|
AML |
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia |
|
AML |
Acute Myelocytic Leukemia |
|
AMON |
Association of Maltese Orthopaedic Nurses |
|
ANA |
Antinuclear Antibody |
|
ANA |
American Nurses Association |
|
ANA-PAC |
American Nurses Association-Political Action Committee |
|
ANAC |
Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada |
|
ANAC |
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care |
|
ANCC |
American Nurses Credentialing Center |
|
ANF |
Australian Nursing Federation |
|
ANI |
Alliance for Nursing Informatics |
|
ANIA |
American Nursing Informatics Association |
|
anm |
Auxiliary Nurse Mid-wife |
|
ANM |
Auxiliary Nurse Midwives |
|
ANNA |
American Nephrology Nurses' Association |
|
anp |
Association for Nurse Prescribing |
|
ANP |
Adult Nurse Practitioner |
|
ANP-BC |
Adult Nurse Practitioner- Board Certified |
|
ANR |
Adult Nursing Relationship |
|
ANSR |
Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief |
|
AOB |
Alcohol On Breath |
|
AOCN |
Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse |
|
AOCNP |
Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner |
|
AOCNS |
Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
AODM |
Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus |
|
AONE |
American Organization of Nurse Executives |
|
AORN |
Association of Operating Room Nurses |
|
AORN |
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses |
|
AP |
Auscultation and Percussion |
|
AP |
Abdominal-perineal |
|
AP |
Apical Pulse |
|
APIC |
Association for Practitioners in Infection Control |
|
APN |
Advanced Practice Nurse |
|
APN |
Agrabah Palace Nursery |
|
apna |
American Psychiatric Nurses Association's |
|
APNI |
Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion |
|
APNP |
Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber |
|
APNP |
Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner |
|
APRN |
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse |
|
APRN |
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses |
|
aprn,bc-pcm |
advanced practice registered nurse, board certified-palliative care management |
|
APS |
American Pain Society |
|
APSF |
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation |
|
APSGN |
Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis |
|
AQ |
Autism Quotient |
|
ARDS |
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
|
ARF |
Acute Renal Failure |
|
ARN |
Association Of Rehabilitation Nurses |
|
ARNA |
American Radiological Nurses Association |
|
ARNP |
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
|
ARNP |
Advance Registered Nurse Practitioner |
|
ARRT |
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists |
|
AS |
Aortic Stenosis |
|
ASA |
American Subcontractors Association |
|
ASA |
A Standard Aspirin |
|
ASAP |
As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap) |
|
ASD |
Atrial Septal Defect |
|
ASHD |
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease |
|
ASHD |
AtheroSclerotic Heart Disease |
|
ASIA |
American Spinal Injury Association |
|
asn |
associate in science in nursing degree |
|
ASN |
Associate of Science in Nursing |
|
ASNA |
Alabama State Nurses Association |
|
ASNA |
Alaska School Nurses Association |
|
ASNG |
Auckland School Nurses Group |
|
ASNP |
Army Student Nurse Program |
|
ASPMN |
American Society of Pain Management Nurses |
|
ASRN |
American Society of Registered Nurses |
|
AST |
Aspartate Transaminase |
|
AST |
Aspartate Aminotransferase |
|
ATN |
Acute Tubular Necrosis |
|
AU |
Both Ears |
|
AV |
Atrio-Ventricular (cardiac) |
|
AV |
Arteriovenous |
|
AVB |
Atrio-Ventricular Block |
|
AWHONN |
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses |
|
B cells |
white blood cells |
|
B/K |
Below Knee |
|
BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
|
ba(hons) |
honours bachelor of arts |
|
BAE |
Barium Enema |
|
bb(ascp) |
technologist in blood banking certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
BBB |
Bundle Branch Block |
|
BBS |
Bilateral Breath Sounds |
|
BC |
Board Certified |
|
BC |
Bowel Care |
|
BCAA |
branched chain amino acids |
|
BCLS |
Basic Cardiac Life Support |
|
BCNU |
Bacteria-Controlled Nursing Unit |
|
bdentsci |
bachelor of dental science |
|
BDNA |
Bangladesh Diploma Nurses Association |
|
BDS |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
|
BE |
Barium Enema |
|
BEE |
Basal Energy Expenditure |
|
BFN |
Berry Family of Nurseries |
|
BG |
Blood Glucose |
|
BHS |
Bachelor of Health Science |
|
BHSc Nsg |
Bachelor Health Science |
|
bhyg |
bachelor of hygiene |
|
BI |
Brain Injury |
|
BID |
Twice A Day |
|
BILAT |
Bilateral |
|
BKA |
below-the-knee amputation |
|
BLDN |
Burton Latimer Day Nursery |
|
BM |
Bone Marrow |
|
BM |
Bachelor of Medicine |
|
bm bch |
bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery |
|
BMedBiol |
Bachelor of Medical Biology |
|
BMI |
Body Mass Index |
|
BMIC |
Bachelor of Microbiology |
|
BMR |
Basal Metabolic Rate |
|
BMS |
Bachelor of Medical Science |
|
BMT |
Bone Marrow Transplantation |
|
BNA |
Basic Nursing Assistant |
|
BNA |
Baromedical Nurses Association |
|
BNAA |
Blessing Nurses Alumni Association |
|
BNF |
Baptist Nursing Fellowship |
|
BNFP |
Bilingual Nursing Fellows Program |
|
BNGE |
Bachelor of Nursing Graduate Entry |
|
BNI |
Best Nurses International |
|
BNI |
British Nursing Index |
|
BO |
Bachelor of Osteopathy |
|
BOM |
Bilateral Otitis Media |
|
BP |
Bachelor of Pharmacy |
|
BP |
Blood Pressure |
|
BPH |
Bachelor of Public Health |
|
BPH |
Benign Prostate Hypertrophy |
|
bpheng |
bachelor of public health engineering |
|
bphn |
bachelor of public health nursing |
|
BPM |
Beats Per Minute |
|
BPSO |
Best Practice Spotlight Organization |
|
BR |
Bed Rest |
|
BRBPR |
Bright Red Blood Per Rectum |
|
BRM |
immunomodulators/biologic response modifiers |
|
BRN |
Biological Research for Nursing |
|
Bronch |
bronchoscopy |
|
BRP |
Bathroom Privileges |
|
BS |
breath sound |
|
BS |
Bowel Sounds |
|
BS |
Blood Sugar |
|
bs(hons) |
honours bachelor of science |
|
BSA |
Body Surface Area |
|
BSE |
Breast Self-Examination |
|
BSM |
Bachelor of Science in Medicine |
|
bsn |
bachelor of science nursing |
|
BSN |
Bachelors of Science in nursing |
|
BSN |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
|
BSO |
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy |
|
BSPH |
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy |
|
BSW |
Bachelor of Social Work |
|
BT |
Bowel Tones |
|
BUN |
Blood Urea Nitrogen |
|
BVMS |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Science |
|
BVNPT |
Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians |
|
BVSC |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science |
|
BW |
Body Weight |
|
BW |
Birth Weight |
|
BX |
Biopsy |
|
c |
with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c") |
|
C S |
culture adn sensitivity |
|
C&S |
culture adn sensitivity |
|
C&S |
Culture and Sensitivity |
|
c(ascp) |
technologist in chemistry certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
C-SPI |
Certified Specialist in Poison Information |
|
C/O |
Complains Of |
|
C/W |
Consistent With |
|
C1 |
first cervical verebra |
|
C2 |
second cervical verebra |
|
CA |
Cancer |
|
CA |
Calcium |
|
CA |
Carcinoma |
|
CAA |
crystalline amino acids |
|
CABG |
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
|
CAD |
Coronary Artery Disease |
|
CAEN |
Collaboration for Academic Education in Nursing |
|
CAGE |
cut down, annoyed, guilty, eye opener |
|
CAM |
Complementary Alternative Medicine |
|
CANA |
California Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
|
CANP |
Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner |
|
CANP |
California Association for Nurse Practitioners |
|
CANSA |
Consolidated Association of Nurses in Substance Abuse |
|
Cap |
Capsule |
|
CAPA |
Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse |
|
CAPD |
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
CAPN |
Community Advanced Practice Nurses |
|
CARN |
Certified Addiction Registered Nurse |
|
CARNA |
College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta |
|
CAT |
Computed Axial Tomography |
|
CAT |
Computerized Tomography Scan |
|
Cath |
Catheter |
|
CATN-I |
Course in Advanced Trauma Nursing - Instructor |
|
CATN-I |
Course in Advanced Trauma Nursing - Instituteuctor |
|
CATN-P |
Course in Advanced Trauma Nursing - Provider |
|
CB |
Bachelor of Surgery |
|
CBC |
Complete Blood Count |
|
CBD |
Common Bile Duct |
|
CBE |
Clinical Breast Examination |
|
CBG |
Capillary Blood Gas |
|
CBG |
Capillary Blood Glucose |
|
CBI |
Continuous Bladder Irrigation |
|
CBI |
Certificate in Breast Imaging |
|
CBS |
Capillary Blood Sugar |
|
CC |
Chief Complaint |
|
CC |
Cubic Centimeter |
|
CCCN |
Certified Continence Care Nurse |
|
CCEMTP |
Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Program |
|
CCK |
Cholecystokinin |
|
CCM |
Certified Case Manager |
|
CCNB |
California Citrus Nursery Board |
|
CCNS |
Critical Care Nurse Specialist |
|
CCNS |
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
CCPD |
Continuous Cyclic Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
CCRN |
Critical Care Registered Nurse |
|
CCTC |
Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator |
|
CCTN |
Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse |
|
CCTRN |
Certified Critical Care Transportation Nurse |
|
CCU |
Critical Care Unit |
|
CCU |
Cardiac Care Unit |
|
CCU |
Clean Catch Urine |
|
CCU |
Coronary Care Unit |
|
CCV |
Critical Closing Volume |
|
CDA |
Certified Dental Assistant |
|
CDDN |
Certified Developmental Disabilities Nurse |
|
CDE |
Certified Diabetic Educator |
|
CDMS |
Certified Disability Management Specialist |
|
CDN |
Certified Dialysis Nurse |
|
CDONA/LTC |
Certified Director of Nursing Administration/Long Term Care |
|
CEA |
Cultured Epithelial Autograft |
|
CEN |
Certified Emergency Nurse |
|
CENA |
College of Emergency Nursing Australasia |
|
cenp |
Certified in Executive Nursing Practice |
|
CETN |
Certified Enterostomal Therapy Nurse |
|
CF |
Cystic Fibrosis |
|
CFCN |
Certified Foot Care Nurse |
|
CFN |
Certified Forensic Nurse |
|
CFNA |
Center for Nursing Advancement |
|
CFNP |
Certified Family Nurse Practitioner |
|
cfrn |
certified emergency flight nurse |
|
CFRN |
Certified Flight Registered Nurse |
|
CFT |
Complement-fixation Test |
|
CGL |
Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia |
|
CGN |
Certified Gastroenterology Nurse |
|
CGRN |
Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse |
|
ChD |
Doctor of Surgery |
|
Chemo |
ChemoTherapy |
|
CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
|
CHN |
Certified Hemodialysis Nurse |
|
CHO |
Carbohydrate |
|
Chol |
Cholesterol |
|
chpn |
certified hospice and palliative nurse |
|
CHRN |
Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse |
|
chrn |
certified hyperbaric nurse |
|
CI |
Cardiac Index |
|
CIC |
Certified in Infection Control |
|
CIH |
Certificate in Industrial Health |
|
CIN |
Conjunctival Intraepithelial Neoplasia |
|
CIN |
Computers, Informatics, Nursing |
|
CIN |
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia |
|
CINA |
Canadian Intravenous Nurses Association |
|
CINAHL |
Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature |
|
CIS |
Carcinoma in Situ |
|
CKD |
chronic kidney diseaase |
|
CL |
Cleft Lip |
|
CLN |
Connecticut League for Nursing |
|
CLNC |
Certified Legal Nurse Consultant |
|
CLNI |
Certified Legal Nurse Investigator |
|
CLS |
Clinical Laboratory Scientist |
|
cls(nca) |
clinical laboratory scientist holding the credential through the national certification agency for medical laboratory personnel |
|
CLT |
Certified Laboratory Technician |
|
clt(nca) |
certified laboratory technician holding the national certification agency for medical laboratory personnel |
|
CM |
Certified Midwife |
|
cm |
master of surgery |
|
cm |
Centimeter |
|
CMA |
Certified Medical Assistant |
|
CMCN |
Certified Managed Care Nurse |
|
CMDSC |
Certified MDS Coordinator |
|
CML |
cutaneous malignant lymphomas |
|
CMS |
Certificate in Management Studies |
|
CMSRN |
Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse |
|
CMV |
Cytomegalovirus |
|
CN |
Cranial Nerve |
|
CNA |
Certified in Nursing Administration |
|
CNA |
Certified Nursing Assistant |
|
CNA |
Career Nursing Assistant |
|
CNA |
Certifed Nursing Assistant |
|
CNA |
Certified Nursing Assistance |
|
CNA-A |
Certified Nursing Assistant, Advanced |
|
CNE |
Continuing Nursing Education |
|
CNE |
Certified Nurse Educator |
|
CNI |
Clinical Nursing Intern |
|
CNLCP |
Certified Nurse Life Care Planner |
|
CNLP |
Certified Nursery And Landscape Professional |
|
CNM |
choose a nurse midwife |
|
CNM |
Certified Nurse Midwifery |
|
CNMT |
Certified Nuclear Medical Technologist |
|
CNN |
Certified Nephrology Nurse |
|
CNNP |
Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
|
CNOR |
Certified Nurse in the Operating Room |
|
CNP |
Certified Nurse Practitioner |
|
CNR |
Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation |
|
CNRN |
Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse |
|
CNS |
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
CNS |
Central Nervous System |
|
CNSN |
Certified Nutrition Support Nurse |
|
CNT |
Certified Nursing Technician |
|
CO |
Cardiac Output |
|
CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
|
cocn |
certified continence care nurse |
|
COCN |
Certified Ostomy Care Nurse |
|
COHC |
Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationalist |
|
COHN |
Certified Occupational Health Nurse |
|
COHN-S |
Certified Occupational Health Nurse - Specialist |
|
COHN-S/CM |
Certified Occupational Health Nurse - Specialist/Case Manager |
|
COHN/CM |
Certified Occupational Health Nurse/Case Manager |
|
COLD |
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
|
CONRAD |
College of Nursing Reali Assistance Device |
|
COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
|
CORN |
Certified Operating Room Nurse |
|
COTA |
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant |
|
CP |
Chest Pain |
|
CP |
Cleft Palate |
|
CP |
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey |
|
CPAN |
Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse |
|
CPAP |
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
|
CPD |
Cephalopelvic Disproportion |
|
CPD |
cephalopelvic desproportion |
|
CPDN |
Certified Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse |
|
CPFT |
Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist |
|
CPHQ |
Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality |
|
CPK |
Creatinine Phosphokinase |
|
CPN |
Certified Pediatric Nurse |
|
CPNA |
Certified Pediatric Nurse Associate |
|
CPNE |
Clinical Performance in Nursing Examination |
|
CPNL |
Certified Practical Nurse, Long-term care |
|
CPNP |
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practioner |
|
CPON |
Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse |
|
CPP |
cerebral perfusion pressure |
|
CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
|
CPSN |
Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse |
|
CRCL |
Creatinine Clearance |
|
CRCS |
Canadian Registered Cardiac Sonographer |
|
CRF |
Chronic Renal Failure |
|
crgs |
canadian registered general sonographer |
|
CRNA |
Certified registered nurse anesthetist |
|
CRNFA |
Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant |
|
CRNI |
Certified Registered Nurse Intravenous |
|
CRNI |
Certified Registered Nurse Infusion |
|
CRNL |
Certified Registered Nurse, Long-term care |
|
CRNO |
Certified Registered Nurse in Ophthalmology |
|
CRNP |
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner |
|
CRP |
Cold Reactive Protein |
|
CRRN |
Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse |
|
crrn-a |
certified rehabilitation registered nurse – advanced |
|
CRRT |
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy |
|
CRT |
Certified Respiratory Therapist |
|
CRT |
Capillary Refill Time |
|
CRTS |
certified recreational therapy specialist |
|
CRTT |
Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician |
|
crvs |
canadian registered vascular sonographer |
|
CS |
Clinical Specialist |
|
CS |
Cesarean Section |
|
CSF |
Cerebrospinal Fluid |
|
CSM |
Circulation, Sensation, and Movement |
|
CSW |
Certified Social Worker |
|
CT |
chest tube |
|
CT |
Computed Tomography |
|
ct(ascp) |
cytotechnologist certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
CTA |
Clear To Auscultation (medical; lungs) |
|
CTIC |
Computed Tomography Imaging Certificate |
|
CTN |
Certified Transcultural Nurse |
|
CTRN |
Certified Transport Registered Nurse |
|
CTS |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
|
CUA |
Certified Urologic Associate |
|
CUCNS |
Certified Urologic Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
CUNP |
Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner |
|
CURN |
Certified Urology Registered Nurse |
|
CVA |
Cerebrovascular Accident |
|
CVA |
Costovertebral Angle |
|
CVAT |
CVA tenderness |
|
CVN |
Certified Vascular Nurse |
|
CVP |
Central Venous Pressure |
|
CWCN |
Certified Wound Care Nurse |
|
CWOCN |
Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse |
|
CX |
chest X-ray |
|
CX |
Cervix |
|
CXR |
Chest X-Ray |
|
cysto |
Cystoscopy |
|
D & C |
dilatation and curettage |
|
D&C |
Dilation and Curettage |
|
D/C |
Discharge |
|
D/C |
Discontinue |
|
D5W |
5% Dextrose in water |
|
DA |
Dental Assistant |
|
DAT |
Diet As Tolerated |
|
DAW |
Dispense As Written |
|
DC |
Discharge |
|
dc |
discontinue |
|
DC |
Doctor of Chiropractic |
|
DCCT |
Diabetes Control And Complication Trials |
|
DCH |
Doctor of Surgery |
|
DCH |
Diploma in Child Health |
|
dcho |
doctor of ophthalmic surgery |
|
DCM |
Doctor of Comparative Medicine |
|
DCP |
Diploma in Clinical Pathology |
|
ddosc |
doctor of ocular science |
|
DDR |
Diploma in Diagnostic Radiology |
|
DDSC |
Doctor of Dental Science |
|
ddscim |
doctor of science in industrial medicine |
|
DDX |
Differential Diagnosis |
|
DEPN |
Direct Entry Program in Nursing |
|
DES |
diethyl sulphate |
|
DEX |
(DXT) Blood Sugar |
|
DFA |
Difficulty Falling Asleep |
|
dfhom |
diploma from a faculty of homeopathy |
|
dhg |
doctor of hygiene |
|
DI |
Diabetes Insipidus |
|
DIC |
disseminated intravascular coagulation |
|
DIFF |
Different |
|
DIP |
Diplomacy |
|
dipbact |
diploma in bacteriology |
|
dipchem |
diploma in chemistry |
|
dipclinpath |
diploma in clinical pathology |
|
dipmicrobiol |
diploma in microbiology |
|
dipsocmed |
diploma in social medicine |
|
DJD |
Degenerative Joint Disease |
|
DKA |
Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
|
DKA |
Don't Know Anything |
|
DL |
Deciliter |
|
dlm(ascp) |
diplomate in laboratory management certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
DM |
Diabetes mellitus |
|
DMCH |
Department of Maternal and Child Health |
|
DMD |
Doctor of Dental Medicine |
|
Dmt |
Doctor of Medical Technology |
|
DMV |
Doctorat en Médecine Vétérinaire |
|
DN |
Doctor of Nursing |
|
DNA |
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid |
|
DNC |
Dermatology Nurse Certified |
|
DNCM |
Dynamic Nursing Care Model |
|
DNE |
Doctor of Nursing Education |
|
DNI |
Dallas Nursing Institute |
|
DNP |
Doctor of Nursing Practice |
|
DNP |
differentiated nursing practice |
|
DNP |
Doctor of Nursing Program |
|
DNP |
Doctoral of Nursing Practice |
|
DNR |
Do Not Resuscitate |
|
DNS |
Doctor of Nursing Science |
|
DNSc |
Doctor of Nursing Science |
|
DNSO |
Doctoral Nursing Student Organization |
|
DO |
Doctor of Optometry |
|
DOA |
dead on arrival |
|
DOB |
Date Of Birth |
|
DOE |
dyspne on exdrtion |
|
DON |
Director Of Nursing |
|
dosc |
doctor of optical science |
|
DP |
Doctor of Pharmacy |
|
DP |
Doctor of Podiatry |
|
DPH |
Doctor of Public Hygiene |
|
DPH |
Doctor of Public Health |
|
DPhC |
Doctor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry |
|
DPHN |
Doctor of Public Health Nursing |
|
dphys |
diploma in physiotherapy |
|
DPL |
Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage |
|
DPM |
Doctor of Psychiatric Medicine |
|
DPM |
Doctor of Preventive Medicine |
|
DPM |
Doctor of Pediatric Medicine |
|
DPM |
Doctor of Physical Medicine |
|
DPT |
Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus |
|
DRE |
Digital Rectal Examination |
|
drmed |
doctor of medicine |
|
DrNP |
Doctor of Nursing Practice |
|
DRPH |
Doctor of Public Health |
|
DrPH |
Doctor of Public Hygiene |
|
DSC |
Doctor of Science |
|
DSE |
Doctor of Sanitary Engineering |
|
DSM |
diagnostic & statistical manual |
|
DSSc |
Diploma in Sanitary Science |
|
DT |
delirium tremen |
|
DTR |
Deep Tendon Reflex |
|
DTR |
Dietetic Technician, Registered |
|
DVM |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
|
DVR |
Doctor of Veterinary Radiology |
|
DVSc |
Doctor of Veterinary Science |
|
DVT |
Deep Vein Thrombosis |
|
DVT |
Deep Venous Thrombosis |
|
DX |
Diagnosis |
|
EAA |
essential amino acidsolution |
|
EBL |
Estimated Blood Loss |
|
EBV |
Epstein-Barr virus |
|
ECC |
Emergency Cardiac Care |
|
ECD |
External Continence Device |
|
ECF |
Extracellular Fluid |
|
ECF |
Extended Care Facility |
|
ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
|
Echo |
echoardiogram |
|
ECMO |
extrcoporeal membrane oxygenator |
|
ECNS |
Emergency Communication Nurse System |
|
ECNS |
Epiphany Community Nursery School |
|
ECNS |
Elizabethtown Community Nursery School |
|
ECT |
ElectroConvulsive Therapy |
|
ED |
Emergency Department |
|
ED |
Erectile Dysfunction |
|
EDC |
Estimated Date of Confinement |
|
EDD |
Doctor of Education |
|
EEG |
Electro-EncephaloGram |
|
EENT |
eyes ears nose and throat |
|
EFAD |
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency |
|
EGD |
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
|
ELISA |
enzyme linke immunosorbet assay |
|
EMA |
Early Morning Awakening |
|
EMC |
Ensephalomyocarditis |
|
EMG |
Electromyogram |
|
EMV |
eyes, motor, verbal response |
|
EN |
Enrolled Nurse |
|
ENA |
Emergency Nurses Association's |
|
enf |
Executive Nurse Fellows |
|
ENL |
Emerging Nurse Leader |
|
ENM |
European Nursing Module |
|
ENP |
Emergency Nurse Practitioner |
|
ENPC |
Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course |
|
ENS |
Engineering Nursing and Science |
|
ENSA |
Endocrine Nurses Society Of Australia |
|
ENSG |
European Nursing Students Group |
|
ENT |
Ear Nose Throath |
|
ENW |
Emergency Nursing World |
|
EOM |
Extraocular muscle |
|
EOS |
Eosinophil |
|
EPSW |
Enhanced Personal Support Worker |
|
ER |
Estrogen Receptor |
|
ER |
Emergency Room |
|
ERCP |
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography |
|
ERT |
Estrogen Replacement Therapy |
|
ESR |
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
|
ESRD |
End Stage Renal Disease (US Federal Program) |
|
ESWL |
extracoporeal shockwave lithotripsy |
|
ET |
Enterostomal Therapist |
|
ET |
Endotracheal |
|
EtOh |
Ethanol |
|
ETOH |
Extremely Trashed Or Hammered |
|
ETT |
Endotracheal tube |
|
ETT |
Exercise Tolerance Test |
|
EUA |
Examination Under Anesthesia |
|
F&R |
Force And Rhythm |
|
F/U |
Follow up appointment |
|
FA |
Fatty Acid |
|
faafp |
fellow of the american academy of family physicians |
|
FAAN |
Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing |
|
FAANP |
Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners |
|
FAAPM |
Fellow, American Academy of Pain Management |
|
facaai |
fellow of the american college of allergy, asthma & immunology |
|
facc |
fellow of the american college of cardiology |
|
facd |
fellow of the american college of dentists |
|
facg |
fellow of the american college of gastroenterology |
|
FACOG |
Fellow Of The American College Of Obstetrics And Gynecology |
|
facp |
fellow of the american college of physicians |
|
FACPM |
Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine |
|
facs |
fellow of the american college of surgeons |
|
FACSM |
Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine |
|
FAEN |
Fellow, Academy of Emergency Nursing |
|
FAMA |
Fellow of the American Medical Association |
|
FANA |
Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
|
FANY |
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry |
|
FAOTA |
Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association |
|
fapa |
fellow of the american psychiatric association |
|
FAPHA |
Fellow of the American Public Health Association |
|
FASA |
Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (nonprofit association representing the interests of ambulatory surgery centers) |
|
FASRN |
Fellow American Society of Registered Nurses |
|
FB |
Foreign Body |
|
FBS |
fasting blood sugar |
|
fcap |
fellow of the college of american pathologists |
|
FCCP |
Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians |
|
FCN |
Family and Child Nursing |
|
fcps |
fellow of the college of physicians and surgeons |
|
FD |
Fatal Dose |
|
FD |
Focal Distance |
|
FDA |
Food Drug Administration |
|
FDS |
Fellow in Dental Surgery |
|
fdsrcseng |
fellow in dental surgery of the royal college of surgeons of england |
|
Fe |
Iron (Latin ''Ferrum'') |
|
FES |
FNS)/functional electrical stimulation |
|
FEV |
Forced Expiratory Volume (measure Of Lung Function) |
|
FFP |
fresh frozen plasma |
|
FH |
Family History |
|
FHR |
Fetal Heart Rate |
|
ficd |
fellow of the international college of dentists |
|
FIMLT |
Fellow of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology |
|
FNA |
Florida Nurses Association |
|
FNCN |
Florence Nightingale College of Nursing |
|
FNP |
Family Nurse Practitioner |
|
FNS |
Frontier Nursing Service |
|
FONE |
Florida Organization of Nurse Executives |
|
frcgp |
fellow of the royal college of general practitioners |
|
frcog |
fellow of the royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists |
|
FRCP |
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) |
|
frcpath |
fellow of the royal college of pathologists |
|
frcpc |
fellow of the royal college of physicians of canada |
|
FRCS |
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, London |
|
frcsc) |
fellow of the royal college of surgeons of canada |
|
FSH |
follicle-stimulation hormone |
|
FTPN |
Fast Track Practical Nursing |
|
FUO |
fever of unknown origin |
|
FX |
Fracture |
|
G |
Gram (g) |
|
Ga |
Gallium |
|
GANA |
Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
|
GANM |
Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery |
|
GB |
Gallbladder |
|
gc |
gonococcus (gonnorhea germ) |
|
GD |
Gadolinium |
|
GDN |
Graduate Diploma in Nursing |
|
GERD |
Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease |
|
GI |
Gastrointestinal |
|
GMNS |
Garden Manor Nursery School |
|
GN |
Graduate Nurse |
|
GNA |
Geriatric Nursing Assistant |
|
GNA |
Georgia Nurses Association |
|
GNC |
Gerontological Nurses Chapter |
|
GNP |
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner |
|
GP |
General Practitioner |
|
GPN |
Graduated Practical Nurse |
|
Grav. 1 |
first pregnancy |
|
Grav. 2 |
fsecond pregnancy |
|
Grav. 3 |
third pregnancy |
|
Grav.1 |
first pregnancy |
|
Grav.2 |
second pregnancy |
|
Grav.3 |
third pregnancy |
|
GRECC |
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers |
|
GSN |
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NURSING |
|
gt |
One drop |
|
Gtt |
Drop |
|
GTT |
Glucose Tolerance Test |
|
GU |
Genitourinary |
|
GVHD |
Graft Versus Host Disease |
|
GYN |
Gynecology |
|
H |
Hour |
|
H |
Hydrogen |
|
H&P |
history and physical examination |
|
h(ascp) |
medical technologist in hematology certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
H/O |
History of |
|
HA |
Headache |
|
HAST |
High Altitude Simulation Test |
|
HBP |
High Blood Pressure |
|
HBV |
anti-hepatitis B virus |
|
HBV |
hepatitis B virus |
|
hCG |
human chorionic gonadotopin |
|
HCT |
Hematocrit |
|
HCV |
hepatitis C virus |
|
HCV |
anti-Hepatitis C Virus |
|
HD |
Hemodialysis |
|
HDL |
High-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol) |
|
HEENT |
head, ear, eyes, nose, throat |
|
HENRY |
Hospices Education Nurses Research And You |
|
HG |
Mercury (Latin Hydrargyrum) |
|
HGB |
Hemoglobin |
|
HHC |
Home Health Care |
|
Hib |
Hemophilus Influenza B |
|
HIPAA |
health insurance portability and accountabilityact |
|
HIV |
human immunodeficieency virus |
|
HN |
Health Nurse |
|
HNA |
Hawaii Nurses Association |
|
HNC |
Hyperbaric Nurse Clinician |
|
hnc |
certified holistic nurse |
|
HNF |
Home Nursing Foundation |
|
HNIC |
Head Nurse In Charge |
|
HOB |
Head of Bed |
|
HOBOE |
Head-of-Bed Optimization of Elevation |
|
hp(ascp) |
hemapheresis practitioner certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
HPI |
History of Present Illness |
|
HPV |
Human Papiloma Virus |
|
HR |
Hour |
|
HRT |
Hormone Replacement Therapy (man-made drugs used to ease the symptoms of menopause) |
|
HS |
Hour of Sleep |
|
HSV-1 |
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 |
|
HSV-2 |
herpes simplex virus type 2 |
|
HSY |
hysterosalpinggography |
|
ht(ascp) |
histotechnician certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
htl(ascp) |
histotechnologist certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
HTN |
Hypertension |
|
HX |
History |
|
I |
Iodine |
|
I&D |
Incision and Drainage |
|
I&O |
Intake & Output |
|
I&O |
intake and outake |
|
i(ascp) |
medical technologist in immunology certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
IANA |
International Academic Nursing Alliance |
|
IBD |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
|
IBON |
Iowa Board of Nursing |
|
IBS |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
|
ICPN |
International Chili Pepper Nursery |
|
IENA |
Inland Empire Nurses Association |
|
IM |
Intramuscular |
|
IM |
Infectious Mononucleosis |
|
IMPAC |
Integrated Management of Pregnancy and Childbirth |
|
INAM |
Institute of Nursing and Midwifery |
|
INET |
Innovative Nursing Education Technologies |
|
INH |
Isoniazid |
|
INHL |
Institute for Nursing Healthcare Leadership |
|
INHO |
Irish Nursing Homes Organisation |
|
INLA |
Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association |
|
INO |
Irish Nurses Organisation |
|
INPS |
Iowa Nurse Practitioner Society |
|
INR |
International Nursing Review |
|
INSB |
International Nursery School Belgrade |
|
intensive care unit |
ICU |
|
IOL |
Intraocular Lens |
|
IPD |
Intermittent Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
IPN |
Intervention Project for Nurses |
|
IPN |
Immunisation Program Nurse |
|
IPPB |
intermittent positive pressure breathing |
|
IRBBB |
Incomplete Right Bundle Branch Block |
|
IRDM |
Insulin Resistant Diabetes Mellitus |
|
ISPN |
International Standards for Professional Nurses |
|
IT |
interthecal |
|
ITN |
In The Nursery |
|
ITNS |
International Transplant Nurses Society |
|
ITP |
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura |
|
ITP |
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura |
|
IUD |
Intra-Uterine Device |
|
IV |
Intravenous |
|
IVC |
Inferior Vena Cava |
|
IVC |
Intravenous cholangiogram |
|
IVF |
in vitro fertilization; |
|
IVNS |
Indian Valley Nursery School |
|
IVNS |
Incline Village Nursery School |
|
IVP |
Intravenous Pyelogram |
|
JAMA |
Journal of the American Medical Association |
|
JAN |
Journal of Advanced Nursing |
|
JCAHO |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
|
JCAHO |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations |
|
JNA |
Japanese Nursing Association |
|
JODM |
Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus |
|
JPN |
Journal of Professional Nursing |
|
JVD |
Jugular Venous Distention |
|
JVP |
Jugular Venous Pressure |
|
K |
Potassium |
|
KAFO |
Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis |
|
KANS |
Kentucky Association of Nursing Students |
|
KANS |
Kansas Association of Nursing Students |
|
KBN |
Kentucky Board of Nursing |
|
KCl |
Potassium Chloride |
|
KCN |
Kamuzu College of Nursing |
|
KCNA |
King County Nurses Association |
|
kg |
Kilogram |
|
KHNH |
Keweenaw Home Nursing Hospice |
|
KI |
Potassium Iodide |
|
KNA |
Kentucky Nurses Association |
|
KNAP |
Kansas Nurses Assistance Program |
|
KNS |
Kensington Nursery School |
|
KOR |
keep open rate |
|
KPNM |
Kansas Parish Nurse Ministry |
|
KS |
Kaposi sarcoma |
|
KT |
kinesio therapy |
|
KUB |
kidney, ureter, bladder (x-rays) |
|
KUB |
Kidney, Urether and Bladder |
|
KVO |
Keep Vein Open |
|
L |
Low |
|
L |
Left |
|
L |
Literature |
|
L |
Liter |
|
L&A |
Light And Accommodation |
|
L&W |
Living and Well |
|
L1 |
First Lumbar Vertebra |
|
L2 |
second lumbar vertebra |
|
LA |
Left Atrium |
|
LAD |
Left Anterior Descending |
|
lad |
Left Axis Deviation-Electrocardiogram |
|
LAE |
Left Atrial Enlargement |
|
LAHB |
Left Anterior Hemiblock |
|
LAP |
Left Atrial Pressure |
|
LAP |
Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase |
|
Lat |
Lateral |
|
LB |
large bowel |
|
LBBB |
Left Bundle Branch Block |
|
LBL |
Light Bladder Leakage |
|
LBP |
Low Blood Pressure |
|
LBP |
Low Back Pain |
|
LDH |
lactate dehdrogenase |
|
LDH |
Lactate dehydrogenase |
|
LDL |
Low-Density Lipoprotein (a type of cholesterol) |
|
LE |
Lupus Erythematosus |
|
LE |
Lower Extremity |
|
LEEP |
loop electrocautery excision procedure |
|
LES |
Lower Esophageal Sphincter |
|
LFT |
Liver Function Test |
|
LFTS |
Liver Function Test |
|
LIH |
Left Inguinal Hernia |
|
LIJ |
Left Internal Jugular |
|
LINCT |
Liasion in Nursing Care Transition |
|
LLL |
left lower lobectomy |
|
LLQ |
left lower quadrant |
|
LLQ |
Lower Left Quadrant |
|
lmcc |
licentiate of the medical council of canada |
|
LMP |
Last Menstrual Period |
|
LNAC |
Local Nursing Advisory Council |
|
LNC |
Legal Nurse Consultant |
|
LNC |
Legal Nurse Consultants |
|
LNCC |
Legal Nurse Consultant Certified |
|
LNFA |
Licensed Nursing Facility Administrator |
|
LNHA |
Licensed Nursing Home Administrator |
|
LNHA |
Louisiana Nursing Home Association |
|
LNMP |
Last Normal Menstrual Period |
|
lnp |
Licensed Nurse Practitioners |
|
LOC |
Loss of Consciousness |
|
LOC |
Level Of Consciousness |
|
LP |
Lumbar Puncture |
|
LPN |
Licensed practical nurses |
|
LPN |
Licensed Practice Nurse |
|
LPNA |
Licensed Practical Nurses Association |
|
LPNI |
Lutheran Parish Nurses International |
|
LRN |
Low Risk Neonatal |
|
LSC |
Left Subclavian |
|
LSN |
Licensed School Nurse |
|
LTB |
Laryngotracheal Bronchitis |
|
LUL |
left upper quadrant |
|
LUQ |
Left Upper Quadrant |
|
LV |
left venticle |
|
LV |
left ventricle of the heart |
|
LVAD |
left ventricle assist device |
|
LVEDP |
CO)-left ventricular end diastolic pressure |
|
LVH |
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy |
|
LVN |
Licensed Vocational Nurses |
|
LVN |
Licensed Vocational Nurse |
|
Lymphs |
Lymphocytes |
|
lytes |
electolytes |
|
m |
Meter |
|
M |
Million |
|
M |
Milli |
|
m(ascp) |
medical technologist in microbiology certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
MA |
Master of Arts |
|
MAC |
Monitored Anesthesia Care |
|
MANE |
Minnesota Alliance for Nursing Education |
|
MAO |
Monoamine Oxidase |
|
MAP |
Mean Arterial Pressure |
|
MAR |
Medication Administration Record |
|
MAST |
medical antishock trousers |
|
MB |
Bachelor of Medicine |
|
MBBS |
Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae (Latin: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) |
|
MBChB |
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery/Chirurgery |
|
MBT |
Maternal Blood Type |
|
MC |
Master of Surgery |
|
MCH |
Mean Cell Hemoglobin |
|
MCH |
mean corpuscular hemoglovin |
|
MCHC |
mean corpuscular hemoglobing concentration |
|
MCHC |
Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration |
|
MCHN |
Maternal and Child Health Nurse |
|
MCL |
Modified Chest Lead |
|
MCNR |
Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation |
|
mcps |
member of the college of physicians and surgeons |
|
MCV |
Mean Corpuscular Volume |
|
MCV |
Mean Cell Volume |
|
MD |
muscular dystorphy |
|
MD |
Doctor of Medicine |
|
mdentsc |
master of dental science |
|
MDI |
Multiple Daily Vitamin |
|
MDS |
Master of Dental Surgery |
|
ME |
Menopause Educator |
|
MEmerg Nsg |
Masters Degree in Emergency Nursing Australia |
|
METS |
Metastases |
|
MG |
Magnesium |
|
MG |
milligram; 1/1000 gram |
|
MH |
Marital History |
|
MHAN |
Mental Health Addiction Nurse |
|
MHAUS |
Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States |
|
MHN |
Mental Health Nursing |
|
MHN |
Mental Health Nurse |
|
MI |
Myocardial Infarction |
|
MI |
Mitral Insufficiency |
|
MICN |
Mobile Intensive Care Nurse |
|
MINNZ |
Medical Imaging Nurses New Zealand |
|
ML |
milliliter; 1/1000 liter |
|
MLC |
Midline Catheter |
|
MLE |
Midline Episiotomy |
|
MLNA |
Missouri Landscape and Nursery Association |
|
MLT |
Medical Laboratory Technician |
|
mlt(ascp) |
medical laboratory technician certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
mm |
Millimeter |
|
MM |
Mucous Membrane |
|
mm HG |
milimiter of mercury |
|
MMEF |
maximal mid expiratory flow |
|
mmol |
millimole |
|
MMR |
Measles, mumps, rubella |
|
MMR |
measles, mumps, and rubella |
|
MMSE |
Mini Mental State Examination |
|
MN |
Master of Nursing |
|
mn |
Master in Nursing |
|
MN |
Maternal Newborn |
|
MNA |
Medication Nursing Assistant |
|
MNA |
Maryland Nurses Association |
|
MNA |
Mississippi Nurses Association |
|
MNLA |
Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association |
|
MNLA |
Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association |
|
MNLA |
Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association |
|
MNLA |
Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association |
|
MNO |
Minorities in Nursing Organization |
|
MNUM |
Municipal Nurse Unit Manager |
|
MOABS |
Monoclonal Antibodies |
|
MOM |
Milk of Magnesia |
|
MONE |
Maryland Organization of Nurse Executives |
|
MONE |
Michigan Organization of Nurse Executives |
|
mono |
moncytes |
|
mp(ascp) |
medical technologist in molecular pathology certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
MPH |
Master of Pharmacy |
|
MPH |
Master of Public Health |
|
mpharm |
master of pharmacy |
|
MRA |
magnetic rsonance angiograpy |
|
Mrad |
Master of Radiology |
|
mrcp(uk) |
membership in the royal college of physicians |
|
MRDD |
Mental Retarded/Developmentally Disabled |
|
MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
|
mrl |
medical records librarian |
|
MRM |
Modified Radical Mastectomy |
|
MRSA |
methicillin resistant staph aureus |
|
MS |
Mental Status |
|
MS |
Mitral Stenosis |
|
MS |
Master of Surgery |
|
MSC |
Master of Science |
|
mscd |
master of dental science |
|
MSCN |
Multiple Sclerosis Certified Nurse |
|
mscph |
master of science in public health |
|
MSN |
Master Of Science In Nursing |
|
msph |
master of science in pharmacy |
|
MSSA |
methicillin-sensitive staph aureus |
|
MSW |
Master of Social Work |
|
MT |
Medical Technologist |
|
mt(ascp) |
medical technologist certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry |
|
MTNC |
McMahon Tomlinson Nursing Center |
|
MTNC |
Mountain Trace Nursing Center |
|
MUSE |
Medicated Urethral System Erection |
|
MVA |
Motor Vehicle Accident |
|
mvd |
doctor of veterinary medicine |
|
MVI |
multivitamin injection |
|
MVP |
mitarl valve prolapse |
|
MVV |
Maximum Voluntary Ventilation |
|
Myop |
Myopia |
|
N |
Nitrogen |
|
N V |
nausea and vomiting |
|
Na |
Sodium (Latin ''Natrium'') |
|
NA |
Nursing Assistant |
|
NaCl |
Sodium Chloride |
|
NACN |
National Association of Catholic Nurses |
|
NAD |
No Acute Distress |
|
NAD |
No Active Disease |
|
NAD |
No Acute Disease |
|
NAD |
No Apparent Distress |
|
NAFA |
Nurse Anesthesia Faculty Associates |
|
NAIG |
Nursing Activities Interest Group |
|
NAINA |
National Association of Indian Nurses of America |
|
NAJ |
Nurses Association of Jamaica |
|
NANDA |
North American Nursing Diagnoses Association |
|
NANNM |
National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives |
|
NANPA |
North Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association |
|
NAR |
Nurse Assistant Registered |
|
NAS |
No Added Salt |
|
NB |
Newborn |
|
NBCSN |
National Board for Certification of School Nursing |
|
NCA |
Nurse Controlled Analgesia |
|
NCE |
Nursing Continuing Education |
|
NCH |
The Nurse Candy Hart |
|
NCNA |
North Carolina Nurses Association |
|
NCNA |
Northern California Nursing Academy |
|
NCNHR |
National Coalition of Nursing Home Reform |
|
NCNR |
National Center for Nursing Research |
|
NCNS |
Neighborhood Cooperative Nursery School |
|
NCNS |
Northbrook Community Nursery School |
|
NCNS |
Nightingale Center for Nursing Scholarship |
|
NCNS |
Norwood Cooperative Nursery School |
|
NCSBN |
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. |
|
NCSN |
National Certified School Nurse |
|
NCT |
Nuclear Cardiology Technologist |
|
NCV |
Nerve Conduction Velocity |
|
ND |
Doctor of Nursing |
|
ND |
Doctor of Naturopathy |
|
NE-BC |
Nurse Executive-Board Certified |
|
NEA-BC |
Nurse Executive Advanced-Board Certified |
|
NED |
no evidence of disease |
|
NEF |
Nurses Educational Funds |
|
NEGP |
Nurse Education Grant Program |
|
NF |
Nursing Foundation |
|
NFEG |
Nursing Faculty Education Guide |
|
NFLPN |
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses |
|
NFN |
National Federation of Nurses |
|
NFNA |
National Flight Nurses Association |
|
NFNF |
Nurses for Newborns Foundation |
|
NFP |
Nurse Family Partnership |
|
NFW |
Nurses Foundation of Wisconsin |
|
NG |
Nasogastric |
|
ng |
Nanogram |
|
NG tube |
nasogastic tube |
|
NGT |
NasoGastric Tube |
|
NIC |
Nursing Interventions Classification |
|
NIC |
Neonatal Intensive Care nurse |
|
NICN |
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursey |
|
NICU |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
|
NIDDM |
Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
|
NIP |
Nursing in Public |
|
NIPM |
Nursery Inspection Procedures Manual |
|
NIRC |
Nursing Information Resource Center |
|
NIWI |
Nurse in Washington Internship |
|
NIXR |
Nurse initiated x rays |
|
NKA |
No Known Allergies |
|
NKDA |
No Known Durg Allergies |
|
NKDA |
Non-Ketotic Diabetic Acidosis |
|
NKMA |
No Known Medcation Allergies |
|
NLC |
Nurse Licensure Compact |
|
NLE |
Nursing Licensure Examination |
|
NLH |
Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home |
|
NLN |
National League of Nursing |
|
NM |
Nurse Manager |
|
NMAC |
Nursing Mothers Advisory Council |
|
NMC |
Nursing & Midwifery Council |
|
NMCM |
Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi |
|
NMHC |
Nurse Managed Health Clinics |
|
NMHC |
Nurse Managed Health Centers |
|
NMR |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
|
NMT |
Nuclear Medicine Technologist |
|
NMW |
Nurse Midwife women |
|
NNA |
Nebraska Nurses Association |
|
NNA |
Nevada Nurses Association |
|
NNCC |
National Nursing Centers Consortium |
|
NNCC |
Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission |
|
NNEB |
National Nursery Education Board |
|
NNEB |
National Nursery Examination Board |
|
NNP |
Nebraska Nurse Practitioners |
|
NNP |
Neonatal Nurse Practition |
|
NNU |
National Nurses United |
|
NO |
Nursing Officer |
|
NOA |
Nursing Organization Alliance |
|
NOC |
Nursing Outcomes Classification |
|
NOSCA |
Nurses Observation Scale Cognitive Abilities |
|
NP |
Nurse Practitioner |
|
NP |
Nurse Practioner |
|
NP-C |
Nurse Practitioner - Certified |
|
NPA |
Nurse Practitioner Association |
|
NPC |
Nurse Practitioner, Certified |
|
NPD |
Nightly Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
NPNS |
Novato Parents Nursery School |
|
NPNS |
Noroton Presbyterian Nursery School |
|
NPO |
Nothing By Mouth |
|
NPP |
Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric |
|
NPRC |
Nursing Practice Research Council |
|
NRM |
No Regular Medications |
|
NRSI |
NURSING RESEARCH SOCIETY OF INDIA |
|
NS |
Nurses Station |
|
NS |
Nursing Student |
|
NSAID |
Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug |
|
NSGA |
Nursing Student Government Association |
|
NSL |
Nursing Student Loans |
|
NSNA |
National Student Nurses' Association |
|
NSO |
Nurses Service Organization |
|
nsp |
nurse scholars program |
|
NSR |
Normal Sinus Rhythm |
|
NSS |
Normal Saline Solution |
|
NT |
NasoTracheal |
|
NTD |
Neural Tube Defect |
|
NTP |
normal temperature and pressure |
|
nTT |
Nursery Teacher Training |
|
NURSE |
Nursing |
|
NV |
nausea/vomiting |
|
NV |
Nausea & Vomiting |
|
NVD |
Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea |
|
NWB |
non-weight bearing |
|
NWD |
Nursing Workforce Diversity |
|
NWW |
Nurse with Wound |
|
NYD |
Not Yet Diagnosed |
|
O2 |
Oxygen |
|
OA |
Osteo-Arthritis |
|
OAN |
Oregon Association of Nurseries |
|
OB |
obstetrics |
|
OC |
oral contraceptives |
|
OCN |
Oncology Certified Nurse |
|
OCNS |
Osgoode Cooperative Nursery School |
|
OD |
OverDose |
|
OD |
Doctor of Optometry |
|
OD |
Oculus Dexter |
|
OD |
eye doctor |
|
OGNP |
Obestetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner |
|
OGTT |
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test |
|
OHN |
Occupational Health Nurses |
|
OHNC |
Occupational Health Nurse Consultant |
|
OM |
Otitis Media |
|
ONC |
Orthopedic Nurse Certified |
|
ONP |
Overseas Nursing Programme |
|
ONQ |
Order of Nurses of Quebec |
|
ONW |
Office of Nursing Workforce |
|
OOB |
Out of Bed |
|
OPV |
Oral Polio Vaccine |
|
OR |
Operating Room |
|
ORIF |
Open Reduction Internal Fixation |
|
ORTH |
orthodpeics |
|
ORTHO |
Orthopaedics |
|
OS |
LEFT EYE |
|
OS |
Oculus Sinister |
|
OS |
mouth |
|
OSA |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
|
OSNA |
Oshkosh Student Nurses Association |
|
OSNA |
Orvis Student Nurses Association |
|
OSNA |
Oregon Student Nurses Association |
|
OSNA |
Orono Student Nurses Association |
|
OSNA |
Oregon School Nurses Association |
|
OSPE |
Objective Structured Practical Examination |
|
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
|
OTC |
Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription) |
|
OTNC |
Operating Theatre Nursing Course |
|
OTR |
Registered Occupational Therapist |
|
OU |
Oculus Uterque (Both Eyes Together) |
|
OU |
each eye |
|
OV |
Office Visit |
|
P |
Pulse |
|
P |
Plan |
|
P |
Para |
|
P |
Pressure |
|
P&PD |
Percussion and Postural Drainage |
|
p.c. |
after meals |
|
P/O |
postoperative |
|
PA |
Pulmonary Artery |
|
pa |
posteroanterior |
|
PA |
Physician Assistant |
|
pa-c |
physician assistant-certified |
|
PABA |
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid |
|
PAC |
Premature Atrial Contraction |
|
PaCO2 |
arterial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood |
|
PACS |
picture achival communications system |
|
palp |
palpale |
|
PALS |
Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
|
PANA |
Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists |
|
PaO2 |
arterial pressure of oxygen in the blood |
|
PAO2 |
alveolar oxygen |
|
PAP |
Pulmonary Artery Pressure |
|
Pap smear |
Papanicolaou smear |
|
para |
paracentesis |
|
Para 1 |
woman having produced one viableoffspring |
|
Para 2 |
woman having produced two viableoffspring |
|
Para 3 |
woman having produced three viableoffspring |
|
PAT |
paroxysymal atrial tachycardia |
|
PC |
After Meals |
|
pca |
posterior communicating artery |
|
PCA |
Patient-Controlled Analgesia |
|
PCCN |
Progressive Care Certified Nurse |
|
PCI |
percutaneous cornary interventions |
|
PCM |
Palliative Care Management |
|
PCN |
Primary Care Nurse |
|
PCN |
Penicillin |
|
PCNS |
Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
PCP |
Primary Care Physician |
|
PCV |
packed cell volume (of blood) |
|
PCWP |
Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure |
|
PD |
Doctor of Pharmacy |
|
PD |
Peritoneal Dialysis |
|
PDA |
Posterior Descending Artery |
|
PDD |
Pervasive Development Disorder |
|
PDN |
Private Duty Nursing |
|
PDNP |
Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Practice |
|
PDR |
Physician’s Desk Reference |
|
PE |
Pleural Effusion |
|
PE |
Physical Examination |
|
PE |
Pulmonary Embolism |
|
PE |
pulmonary embolus |
|
PE tube |
pressure-equalizing tube |
|
PEEP |
positive end expiratory pressure |
|
PEG |
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy |
|
PEJ |
Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy |
|
PEPPA |
PEPPA is an acronym for the PEPPA Framework or a Participatory Evidence-based Patient-focusedProcess for Advanced Practice Nursing Role Development |
|
Per |
By or Through |
|
PERL |
Pupils Equal React to Light |
|
PERRLA |
Pupils Equal, Round, React To Light, Accommodation |
|
PERRLA |
Pupils Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodate to distance. Technically fuller version of PEARL above, used by nurses and doctors on patients notes. |
|
PET |
positive emmision tomography |
|
PET |
positron emission tomography |
|
PFT |
Pulmonary Function Test |
|
pg |
Picogram |
|
PG |
Prostaglandin |
|
Ph |
Past History |
|
PHARMD |
Doctor of Pharmacy |
|
PhD |
Doctor of Philosophy |
|
PHN |
Public Health Nurse |
|
PHN |
Public health nurses |
|
PHNL |
Public Health Nurse Leader |
|
PHRN |
Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse |
|
PI |
pulmonic insufficiency disease |
|
PI |
Present Illness |
|
PICC |
peripherally-inserted central venous catheter |
|
PID |
pelvic inflammatory disease |
|
PKU |
phenyketonuria |
|
PKU |
Phenylketonuria |
|
PLNC |
Professional Legal Nurse Consultants |
|
PM |
Afternoon |
|
PM |
Postmortem |
|
PMH |
Previous Medical History |
|
PMH |
Past Medical History |
|
PMHCNS |
Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist |
|
PMHNP |
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner |
|
PMI |
Point of Maximum Impulse |
|
PMRAFNS |
Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service |
|
PNAA |
Philippine Nurses Association of America |
|
PNAE |
Paediatric Nursing Associations of Europe |
|
PNC |
Pakistan Nursing Council |
|
pNCA |
Parent Nurse Controlled Analgesia |
|
PNCB |
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board |
|
PND |
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspne |
|
Pnd |
Postnasal Drip |
|
PND |
Post Nasal Drainage |
|
PNH |
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria |
|
PNP |
Practical Nursing Program |
|
PNP |
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
|
PNRC |
Punjab Nurses Registration Council |
|
PNs |
Peripheral Nervous Systems |
|
PNSS |
Pre Nursery Stepping Stone |
|
PO |
By Mouth |
|
POD |
post-op day |
|
Polys |
Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes |
|
Poplit |
Popliteal |
|
post-op |
after operation |
|
POTN |
Plants of Tasmania Nursery |
|
PP |
pulsus paradoxus |
|
PP |
Postprandial |
|
PP |
after birth |
|
pp |
after meals |
|
PPD |
Purified Protein Derivative |
|
PPMS |
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis |
|
PPNS |
Palisades Presbyterian Nursery School |
|
PPNS |
Petaluma Parent Nursery School |
|
PPNS |
Pennington Presbyterian Nursery School |
|
PPROM |
Preterm Premature Rupture of Mebrane |
|
PPS |
post-polio syndrome |
|
pr |
by rectum |
|
PRBC |
packed red blood cells |
|
pre-op |
before operation |
|
PREP |
Prepare |
|
PRN |
''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed") |
|
pro time |
prothromibin time |
|
Procto |
Proctoscopy |
|
PROM |
Premature Rupture of Membranes |
|
PROM |
Passive Range Of Motion |
|
PS |
pulmonic stenosis |
|
PS |
Pyloric Stenosis |
|
PSA |
Prostate-Specific Antigen |
|
PSNA |
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association |
|
PSNA |
PhD Student Nurses Association |
|
PT |
Patient |
|
PT |
Physical Therapy |
|
PT |
Prothrombin Time |
|
PTA |
Prior To Admission |
|
PTCA |
percuatneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
|
PTH |
Parathyroid Hormone |
|
PTHC |
percutanous transhepatic cholangiogram |
|
PTR |
patient to return |
|
PTSD |
posttraumatic stress disorder |
|
PTT |
Partial Thromboplastin Time |
|
PUD |
Peptic Ulcer Disease |
|
PVC |
Premature Ventricular Contraction |
|
PVC |
permature ventricular contraction |
|
PVD |
Peripheral Vascular Disease |
|
PVR |
post voiding residual |
|
PVT |
Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia |
|
PWB |
Partial Weight Bearing |
|
PX |
Pneumothorax |
|
Q |
Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions) |
|
Q12H |
Every 12 Hours |
|
q24h |
Every 24 Hours |
|
Q2H |
Every 2 Hours |
|
q2H |
every two hours |
|
Q4H |
Every 4 Hours |
|
Q6H |
Every 6 Hours |
|
Q8H |
Every 8 hours |
|
QA |
British Army slang/abbreviation for member of the Queen Alexander's Royal Army Nursing Corp usually a nurse. |
|
QAINS |
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service |
|
QAM |
Every morning |
|
QARANC |
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps |
|
qd |
quaque die (every day) |
|
qh |
quaque hora (every hour) |
|
Qhs |
Every Night |
|
qid |
quattuor in die (four times a day) |
|
QNS |
Quantity Not Sufficient |
|
QOD |
Every Other Day |
|
qs |
quantity required |
|
QS |
Quantity Sufficient |
|
Qs/Qt |
shunt fraction |
|
QT |
Quart |
|
R |
Respirations |
|
R |
Right |
|
R/O |
Rule Out |
|
R/T |
Related To |
|
RA |
Right Atrium |
|
RA |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
|
RAD |
right atrial axis deviation |
|
RAD |
Reactive Airway Disease |
|
RAD |
Radiation Absorbed Dose |
|
RAE |
Right Atrial Enlargement |
|
RAI |
Radioactive Iodine |
|
RAIU |
Radioactive iodine uptake |
|
RAP |
Right Atrial Pressure |
|
RBBB |
Right Bundle Branch Block |
|
RBC |
Red Blood Cell |
|
RBP |
retinol:retinol-binding protein |
|
RCA |
Right Coronary Artery |
|
RCN |
Royal College of Nursing |
|
RDA |
Recommended Daily Allowance |
|
RDA |
Registered Dental Assistant |
|
rda level i |
registered dental assistant level i |
|
rda level ii |
registered dental assistant level ii |
|
RDCS |
Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer |
|
RDMS |
Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer |
|
RDW |
Red Cell Distribution Width |
|
REEDA |
Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Drainage, Approximation |
|
REM |
Rapid Eye Movement |
|
RGN |
Registered General Nurse |
|
RHD |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
|
RHD |
Relative Hepatic Dullness |
|
RIA |
radioimmunoassary |
|
RIA |
Radio Immuno-Assay |
|
RIH |
Right Inguinal Hernia |
|
RIJ |
Right Internal Jugular |
|
RINS |
Research in Nursing Skills |
|
RIPRN |
Rural and Isolated Practice Registered Nurses |
|
RLL |
right lower lobe (lung) |
|
RLQ |
Right Lower Quadrant |
|
RM |
Respiratory Movement |
|
RMA |
Registered Medical Assistant |
|
RML |
right middle lobe (lung) |
|
RN |
Registered Nurse |
|
RN |
racy nurse |
|
RN,C |
Registered Nurse, Certified: American Academy Certified Nurse |
|
RN-BC |
Registered Nurse, Board Certified |
|
RNA |
Ribo Nucleic Acid |
|
RNA |
Restorative Nursing Aide |
|
RNA |
Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
|
RNC |
Registered Nurse Clinician |
|
RNC |
Registered Nurse Certified |
|
RNC |
Registered Nurse Consultant |
|
RNCS |
Registered Nurse Certified Specialist |
|
RNF |
Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation |
|
RNFA |
Registered Nurse First Assistant |
|
RNFA |
Registerd Nurse First Assistant |
|
RNLD |
Registered Nurses Learning Disabilities |
|
RNNP |
Registered Nurse-Nurse Practitioner |
|
RNP |
Recovering Nurse Program |
|
RNS |
Rheumatology Nurses Society |
|
RNT |
Registered Nurse Teacher |
|
ROM |
rupture of membranes |
|
ROM |
Range Of Motion |
|
ROS |
Review Of System |
|
ROUB |
Registered Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist |
|
RP |
Retrograde Pyelogram |
|
RPFT |
Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist |
|
RPG |
Retrograde Pyelogram |
|
RPH |
Registered Pharmacist |
|
RPMS |
relapsing-progressive multiple sclerosis |
|
RPN |
Registered Practical Nurse |
|
RPT |
Registered Physical Therapist |
|
RR |
Respiratory Rate |
|
RR |
Recovery Room |
|
rra |
registered record librarian |
|
RRMS |
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis |
|
RRR |
Regular Rate and Rhythm |
|
RRR |
regular rate and rythm |
|
RRT |
Registered Respiratory Therapist |
|
RSC |
Right Subclavian |
|
RT |
Radiation Therapy |
|
RT |
recreational therapy |
|
RT |
Respiratory Therapy |
|
RTA |
Renal Tubular Acidosis |
|
RTC |
Return To Clinic |
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rtmr |
registered technologist in magnetic resonance |
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rtn(arrt) |
registered nuclear medicine technologist |
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rtnm |
registered technologist in nuclear medicine |
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rtr |
registered technologist in radiological technology |
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rtr(arrt) |
registered radiography technologist |
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rtt |
registered radiation therapist |
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RU |
resin uptake |
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RUG |
retrograde urethogram |
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RUL |
Right Upper Lobectomy |
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RUQ |
Right Upper Quadrant |
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RV |
Residual Volume |
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RV |
Right Ventricle |
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RVH |
right ventricular hyperthrophy |
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RVT |
Registered Vascular Technologist |
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RX |
prescriptions |
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Rx |
Pharmacy |
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RX |
Treatment |
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s |
without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s") |
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s&e |
Sugar and Acetone |
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S-A node |
sinoatrial node |
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s.gl. |
without correction (without glasses) |
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S.Q. |
subcutaneous |
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S/P |
Status Post |
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S/S |
Signs and Symptoms |
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S1 |
first sacral vertebra |
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s2 |
second sacral vertebra |
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SA |
Sinoatrial |
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SAA |
synthetic amino acid |
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SAB |
Spontaneous Abortion |
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SAMBA |
Society of Ambulatory Anesthesiologists |
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SANE |
Sex Assault Nurse Examiner |
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SANE-A |
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Adult/Adolescent |
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SANE-P |
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Pediatric |
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sars |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrom |
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SAST |
Serum Aspartate Aminotransferase |
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Sb |
spina bifida |
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sbb(ascp) |
specialist in blood banking certified by the american society for clinical pathology |
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SBE |
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis |
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SBFT |
Small Bowel Follow Through |
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SBO |
Small Bowel Obstruction |
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SBON |
State Board of Nursing |
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SBS |
Short Bowel Syndrome |
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SC |
Subcutaneous |
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sc(ascp) |
specialist in chemistry certified by the american society for clinical pathology |
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sccm |
Society of Critical Care Medicine's |
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SCI |
Spinal Cord Injury |
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SCI/D |
spinal cord injury and disorder |
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scon |
Symbiosis College of Nursing |
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SCR |
Serum Creatinine |
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SCRN |
Stroke Certified Registered Nurse |
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sct(ascp) |
specialist in cytotechnology certified by the american society for clinical pathology |
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sed. rate |
erthrocyte sedimentation rate |
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segs |
segmented white blood cells |
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SEM |
systolic ejection murmur |
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SEN |
State Enrolled Nurse |
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SERM |
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator |
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SG |
Swan-Ganz Catheter |
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sggt |
Serum Gamma-glutamyl Transpeptidase |
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SGNA |
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates |
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SGOT |
Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase |
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SH |
serum hepatis |
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SH |
Social History |
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sh(ascp) |
specialist in hematology certified by the american society for clinical pathology |
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SHINE |
share Holding In Nursery Education |
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shn |
Sexual and reproductive Health Nurse |
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SIADH |
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone |
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SIDS |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
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sig |
let it be labeled |
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SIMV |
synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation |
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SINI |
Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics |
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SIRS |
systemic lupus erythematosus |
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SL |
Sublingual |
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sle |
Systemic Lupus Erythematous |
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sls(ascp) |
specialist in laboratory safety certified by the american society for clinical pathology |
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sm(ascp) |
specialist in microbiology certified by the american society for clinical pathology |
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sma |
Sequential Multiple Analyser |
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smo |
Slips Made Out |
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SN |
Student Nurse |
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SNB |
Singapore Nursing Board |
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SNF |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
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snla |
Saskatchewan Nursery Landscape Association |
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SNOOP |
Systematic Nurses Observation of Psychopathology |
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SNS |
Supplementary Nursing System |
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SOAP |
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
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SOAP |
subjective data, ovjective data, assessment, plan |
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SOB |
Short of breath |
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SOPN |
School of Psychiatric Nursing |
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Sp.gr. |
Specific Gravity |
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Spect |
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Technique |
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spms |
Secondary Preogressive Multiple Sclerosis |
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spn |
Student Professional Nurse |
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SPNO |
Student Practical Nurse Organization |
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spns |
Sequoia Parents Nursery School |
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SQ |
Subcutaneous |
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SR |
Sedimentation Rate |
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SRN |
State Registered Nurse |
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srna |
State Registered Nurse Aide |
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SRNA |
Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association |
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SRPN |
Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery |
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SRPN |
Southern Regional Performance Nursery |
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SS |
Social Services |
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SSNF |
Scottish Stroke Nurses Forum |
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SSNP |
Secondary School Nursing Program |
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SSRI |
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor |
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staph |
staphyloccci |
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STAT |
Immediately (from Latin statim) |
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STD |
sexually transmitted disease |
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STH |
Somatotropic Hormone |
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STI |
sexually transitted infection |
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STM |
Short Term Memory |
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STNA |
State Tested Nurses Assistant |
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stna |
State Tested Nursing AssistantFull |
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STNA |
State Tested Nurse Aide |
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strep |
streptococci |
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STS |
Serological Test for Syphilis |
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SUI |
Stress Urinary Incontinence |
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sv(ascp) |
specialist in virology certified by the american society for clinical pathology |
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SVD |
Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery |
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SVN |
Society for Vascular Nursing |
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svn |
Student Veterinary Nurse |
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SVR |
Systemic Vascular Resistance |
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SW |
Social Worker |
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Sx |
Signs |
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SX |
syndrome X |
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SZ |
Seizure |
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T |
Temperature |
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T |
Time |
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T cells |
lymphocytes originating in the thymus gland |
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T&A |
tonsillectomy and adenoidecotomy |
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T&C |
Type and Cross |
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T&H |
type and hold |
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T1 |
first thoracic vertebra |
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T2 |
second thoracic vertebra |
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T3 |
Triiodothyronine |
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T4 |
Thyroxine |
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TAANA |
The American Association of Nurse Attorneys |
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TAB |
thearaputic abortion |
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Tab |
Tablet |
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TAH |
Total Abdominal Hysterectomy |
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TAH-BSO |
total abdominal hysteretomy-bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
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TB |
Tuberculosis |
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tbg |
Total Binding Globulin |
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TBSA |
Total Body Surface Area |
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TCDB |
Turn, Cough, Deep Breathe |
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TCN |
Trail Creek Nursery |
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Td |
tetanus-diphtheria toxoid |
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TED |
(hose) Thrombo-embolism Deterrent |
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TEE |
Transesophageal Echocardiogram |
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Tens |
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator |
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TEP |
Transesophageal Puncture |
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TGN |
The Green Nursery |
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THR |
Total Hip Replacement |
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TIA |
Transient Ischemic Attack |
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TIA |
tranient ischemic attack |
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TIBC |
Total Iron Binding Capacity |
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tid |
ter in die (three times daily) |
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TIG |
Tetanus Immune Globulin |
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TIL |
Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes |
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TKO |
To Keep Open |
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TKR |
Total Knee Replacement |
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TLC |
Total Lung Capacity |
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TM |
Tympanic Membrane |
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TMJ |
Temporo-Mandibular Joint |
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TNA |
Tennessee Nurses Association |
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TNCC |
Trauma Nursing Core Course |
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TNCC-I |
Trauma Nursing Core Course Instructor |
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TNCC-I |
Trauma Nursing Core Course Instituteuctor |
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TNCC-P |
Trauma Nursing Core Course Provider |
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