The list of nursing acronyms and abbreviations.
All nursing related acronyms and abbreviations.
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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) |
APS: | American Pain Society(Nursing, Medicine) |
APSF: | Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation(Nursing, Medicine) |
ARNP: | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner(Postnominal, Nursing credential) |
ASA: | American Society of Anesthesiologists(Anaesthesia, Anesthesiology) |
ASCVD: | Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
ASHD: | Atherosclerotic Heart Disease(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
ASIA: | American Spinal Injury Association(Nursing, Medical, Medicine) |
ASN: | Associate of Science In Nursing(Health professional initials) |
ASPMN: | American Society of Pain Management Nurses(Nursing, Medicine) |
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