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Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms

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1. Hepatitis A virus






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






3. Soapsuds enema






4. Operating room






5. Computed axial tomography






6. Atrioventricular






7. Fasting blood sugar






8. Treatment - traction






9. Level of consciousness






10. Open reduction - internal fixation






11. Creatine phosphokinase






12. Solution






13. Pathology






14. Temperature - pulse - respiration






15. Intraocular pressure






16. Chief complaint






17. Biopsy






18. Abdomen






19. Mitral valve prolapse






20. Laboratory






21. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia






22. Postprandial (after meals)






23. Diabetes mellitus






24. National Cancer Institute






25. Gallbladder






26. Acute renal failure






27. Nothing by mouth






28. Genitourinary






29. Arteriosclerotic heart disease






30. Gastrointestinal






31. Cerebral spinal fluid






32. Prostate - specific antigen






33. Fetal heart tone






34. Congestive heart failure






35. Lower right quadrant






36. Chronic renal failure






37. Deep vein thrombosis






38. Orthopedics






39. Electrocardiogram






40. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis






41. Cardiac output






42. Preoperative






43. Emergency room






44. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses






45. Electroconvulsive therapy






46. Tap water enema






47. Random blood sugar






48. Central venous pressure






49. Pulse






50. Total hip replacement