Test your basic knowledge |

Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Food and Drug Administration






2. Health maintenance organization






3. Low density lipoprotein






4. Fetal heart rate






5. Orthopedics






6. Estrogen replacement therapy






7. Chloride






8. Diabetes mellitus






9. Degenerative joint disease






10. Premature ventricular contraction






11. Continuous cycle peritoneal dialysis






12. Peripheral vascular disease






13. Oxygen






14. Right lower lobe






15. Director of Nurses






16. Potassium






17. Expected date of confinement






18. Diagnosis






19. Review of symptoms - review of systems






20. Abdomen






21. Ounce






22. Vital signs






23. Dead on arrival






24. Date of birth






25. With






26. Electrolytes






27. Blood urea nitrogen






28. Mitral valve prolapse






29. Coronary care unit






30. Alpha - fetoprotein






31. Respirations






32. Orally






33. Differential white blood cell count






34. Jugular venous distention






35. Subarachnoid hemorrhage






36. Short of breath






37. Acute lymphocytic leukemia






38. Point of maximal pulse






39. Ambulate - ambulatory






40. Soapsuds enema






41. Aspartate aminotransferase






42. National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service






43. Arterial blood gases






44. Sexually transmitted disease






45. Prothrombin time






46. Obstetrics - gynecology






47. Aortic valve replacement






48. Frozen section






49. Celsius






50. Ointment