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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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1. Chief complaint






2. Above the knee amputation






3. Bowel movement






4. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate






5. The Joint Commission






6. Ointment






7. Intraocular pressure






8. Chloride






9. Family history






10. Intake and output






11. Electrolytes






12. Occupational therapy






13. Carcinoembryonic antigen






14. Human rights committee






15. Hepatitis B virus






16. Total parenteral nutrition






17. Complains of






18. Dead on arrival






19. International normalized ratio






20. Prostate - specific antigen






21. Past medical history






22. Range of motion






23. Agency for Healthcare Research






24. Pathology






25. National Institutes of Health






26. Postprandial (after meals)






27. Fracture






28. Postanesthesia recovery






29. Patient controlled analgesia






30. Physical therapy






31. Total hip replacement






32. Jugular venous distention






33. Orthopedics






34. High density lipoprotein






35. Ambulate - ambulatory






36. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease






37. Random blood sugar






38. Acute myelocytic leukemia






39. Office visit






40. Acute lymphocytic leukemia






41. Immediately






42. Diabetes mellitus






43. Recommended dietary allowance






44. Disseminated intravascular coagulation






45. Coronary artery bypass graft






46. Premature ventricular contraction






47. Multiple sclerosis






48. Arteriovenous malformation






49. Osteoarthritis






50. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea