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Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms

Instructions:
  • 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. Venereal Disease Research Laboratories test






2. Aid to dependent children






3. Adult respiratory distress syndrome






4. Total knee arthroplasty






5. Anteroposterior






6. Intake and output






7. Postoperative






8. Recovery room






9. Total hip arthroplasty






10. Partial thromboplastin time






11. Jugular venous distention






12. Herpes simplex virus






13. Glucose tolerance test






14. Expected date of confinement






15. Within normal limits






16. Bowel sounds






17. Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone






18. Ear - nose - and throat






19. Dead on arrival






20. Human rights committee






21. Short of breath






22. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation






23. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association - International






24. American Nurses Credentialing Center






25. History






26. Before






27. Dyspnea on exertion






28. Upper gastrointestinal






29. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea






30. Abdomen






31. Electromyogram






32. Licensed vocational nurse






33. Barium enema






34. Pulmonary function test






35. Obstetrics






36. Left upper quadrant






37. Complete blood count






38. Through - by






39. Alpha - fetoprotein






40. Osteoarthritis






41. Aortic valve replacement






42. American Medical Association






43. Certified nursing assistant






44. Staphylococcus






45. Atrioventricular






46. Estrogen replacement therapy






47. Total hip replacement






48. Eye - ear - nose - and throat






49. Pelvic inflammatory disease






50. Subarachnoid hemorrhage