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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. Lumbar puncture






2. Upper left quadrant






3. With






4. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation






5. Activated partial thromboplastin time






6. Herpes simplex virus






7. Intracranial pressure






8. Postanesthesia care unit






9. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation






10. Subcutaneous






11. Office visit






12. Blood urea nitrogen






13. American Nurses Credentialing Center






14. Immediately






15. Calorie






16. National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service






17. Intake and output






18. Pupils equal - round - reactive to light and accommodation






19. Cardiac output






20. Preoperative






21. Of each






22. Before






23. Patient controlled analgesia






24. Status post






25. Human papilloma virus






26. Left lower quadrant






27. Certified registered nurse anesthetist






28. American Nurses' Association; antinuclear antibody






29. Mouth






30. Computed axial tomography






31. Bowel movement






32. Electroshock therapy






33. National Cancer Institute






34. Premature arterial contraction






35. Diagnosis






36. Chronic myelocytic leukemia






37. Creatine phosphokinase






38. Chief complaint






39. Cytomegalovirus






40. Aortic valve replacement






41. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (The Joint Commission)






42. Family history






43. Abortion






44. Height






45. Pulmonary function test






46. Pathology






47. Arteriosclerotic heart disease






48. Nothing by mouth






49. Unlicensed assistive personnel






50. Central nervous system