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Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Coronary artery disease






2. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome






3. Postprandial (after meals)






4. Potassium






5. National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service






6. Occupational therapy






7. National League for Nursing






8. Adult respiratory distress syndrome






9. Tap water enema






10. Neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin)






11. Anteroposterior






12. Total knee arthroplasty






13. Abdomen






14. Electromyogram






15. Abortion






16. As needed






17. Gonorrhea






18. Status post






19. Cerebral palsy






20. Mitral valve prolapse






21. Mouth






22. Arterial blood gases






23. Acute myelocytic leukemia






24. Papanicolaou smear






25. Respirations






26. Red blood cells - red blood count






27. Arteriosclerotic heart disease






28. Certified nursing assistant






29. Calorie






30. Left lower quadrant






31. Subarachnoid hemorrhage






32. Food and Drug Administration






33. Central venous pressure






34. Peripheral vascular disease






35. Central nervous system






36. Health maintenance organization






37. Prothrombin time






38. Hepatitis B virus






39. Coronary care unit






40. Fahrenheit






41. Range of motion






42. Frozen section






43. Magnetic resonance imaging






44. Activities of daily living






45. Bowel movement






46. Certified registered nurse anesthetist






47. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association - International






48. Date of birth






49. Review of symptoms - review of systems






50. Transabdominal hysterectomy