The list of nursing acronyms and abbreviations.
All nursing related acronyms and abbreviations.
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WHO: | World Health Organization(Health organization, United Nations, Political) |
MRI: | Magnetic Resonance Imaging(Sleep disorders, Prostate Cancer, SLEEP) |
AANP: | American Academy of Nurse Practitioners(Academy, Healthcare, Nursing) |
ACLS: | Advanced Cardiac Life Support(Health professional initials, Postnominal) |
HCFA: | Health Care Financing Administration(Healthcare, Disability, Nursing) |
RN: | Registered Nurse(Profession, Hospital, Health professional initials) |
AANA: | American Association of Nurse Anesthetists(Anaesthesia, Anesthesiology) |
AHA: | American Hospital Association(Healthcare, Health Care, Special Education) |
CBC: | Complete Blood Count(Circulatory system, Blood, Physiology) |
CNS: | Central Nervous System(Anatomy, Human anatomy, Narcolepsy) |
CT: | Computed Tomography(Otolaryngology, Surgery, Nursing) |
HIV: | Human Immunodeficiency Virus(Diagnosis, Otolaryngology, Immunology) |
LPN: | Licensed Practical Nurse(Health professional initials, Postnominal) |
MS: | Master of Science(Postgraduate degree, Postgraduate) | |
| Multiple Sclerosis(Sleep disorders, Educational and health, SLEEP) |
ADA: | American Diabetes Association(Physiology, Pathology, Health Care) |
AIDS: | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(Diagnosis, Immunology, Microbiology) |
ANA: | American Nurses Association(Health Care, Special Education, Disability) |
BP: | Blood Pressure(Circulatory system, Blood, Physiology) |
BSN: | Bachelor of Science in Nursing(Health professional initials, Postnominal) |
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