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Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Activities of daily living






2. Hematocrit






3. Above the knee amputation






4. Patient






5. Recovery room






6. Computed axial tomography






7. Posteranterior






8. Subacute bacterial endocarditis






9. Genitourinary






10. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography






11. Total hip arthroplasty






12. Drug Enforcement Administration number






13. Postoperative






14. Epstein - Barr virus






15. Licensed vocational nurse






16. Immediately






17. Prostate - specific antigen






18. Oxygen






19. Mouth






20. Abortion






21. Transient ischemic attack






22. Continuous cycle peritoneal dialysis






23. Eye - ear - nose - and throat






24. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty






25. Staphylococcus






26. Intra - aortic balloon pump






27. Cerebral spinal fluid






28. Chronic myelocytic leukemia






29. Status post






30. Rapid eye movement






31. Blood pressure






32. Urinary tract infection






33. Potassium






34. Physical therapy






35. Diagnosis






36. Partial thromboplastin time






37. Respirations






38. Coronary care unit






39. Very low density lipoprotein






40. Ointment






41. Fever of unknown origen






42. Obstetrics - gynecology






43. Electroencephalogram






44. Central service; central supply






45. Herniated nucleus pulposis






46. Premature arterial contraction






47. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis






48. Albumin - globulin ratio






49. Cerebral palsy






50. Deep vein thrombosis