The list of nursing acronyms and abbreviations.
All nursing related acronyms and abbreviations.
ALNC: | Advanced Legal Nurse Consultant(Postnominal, Nursing credential) |
ALP: | Alkaline Phosphatase(Nursing, Veterinary, Medical) |
ALT: | Alanine Aminotransferase(Prostate Cancer, Pharmacy, Oncology) | |
| Alanine Transaminase(Nursing, Veterinary, Medical) |
AMA: | Against Medical Advice(Healthcare, Firefighting, Nursing) |
ANA-PAC: | American Nurses Association-Political Action Committee(Nursing) |
ANP: | Adult Nurse Practitioner(Nursing speciality, Healthcare, Medical education) |
ANP-BC: | Adult Nurse Practitioner- Board Certified(Postnominal) |
AOB: | Alcohol On Breath(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
AOCN: | Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse(Postnominal, Nursing credential) |
AOCNP: | Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner(Postnominal) |
AOCNS: | Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist(Postnominal) |
AODM: | Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
AORN: | Association of periOperative Registered Nurses(Healthcare, Nursing) |
AP: | Abdominal-perineal(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) | |
| Anteroposterior(Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical) | ||
| Apical Pulse(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
APIC: | Association for Practitioners in Infection Control(Nursing, Medicine) |
APN: | Advanced Practice Nurse(Postnominal, Nursing credential) |
APRN: | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse(Health professional initials) |
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