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Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms
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health-sciences
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nursing
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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. Pulse
TWE
P
ADC
T
2. Solution
sol
SSRI
CC
hct
3. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
F
ESL
HNP
PMS
4. Subarachnoid hemorrhage
AVM
SAH
REM
DM
5. Abortion
stat
HVB
RR
AB
6. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (The Joint Commission)
TIA
CDC
JCAHO
Rx
7. Diagnosis
Dx
HVA
AMA
Fx
8. Agency for Healthcare Research
AHRQ
LRQ
AIDS
AP
9. Premature ventricular contraction
PVC
MS
R
UTI
10. Streptococcus
AIDS
EBV
strep
PCA
11. Expected date of confinement
ECT
s̄
EDC
ROM
12. Transient ischemic attack
ATN
TKR
CDC
TIA
13. Multiple sclerosis
PAR
MI
LUQ
MS
14. Intracranial pressure
ICP
CML
Ca
EMG
15. Central venous pressure
LLQ
HIV
WNL
CVP
16. History
PMH
Hx
PEEP
CPR
17. American Nurses' Association; antinuclear antibody
ANA
MVA
MS
ABGs
18. Gastrointestinal
CRF
noc
SBE
GI
19. Estrogen replacement therapy
ERT
REM
ESR
CML
20. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
IABP
ICU
UA
CPR
21. International normalized ratio
TPR
INR
VDRL
OOB
22. Cytomegalovirus
TIA
PMS
PERRLA
CMV
23. Coronary artery bypass graft
AML
AIDS
CABG
OR
24. Computed axial tomography
CT scan - CAT scan
OR
MVA
COPD
25. Urinalysis
DOB
VNA
UA
ECG - EKG
26. Eye - ear - nose - and throat
VP
EENT
INR
Diff
27. As desired - at liberty
CNA
sed rate
ad lib
AKA
28. Ambulate - ambulatory
AMB
NIH
MRI
CAL
29. Height
RN
ADC
GTT
Ht
30. Alpha - fetoprotein
FHR
TIA
TB
AFP
31. Lumbar puncture
DIC
DJD
LP
Bx
32. Postoperative
postop
AFP
NAPNES
Diff
33. Bowel movement
BM
sono
LP
BUN
34. Pelvic inflammatory disease
O
BS
VA
PID
35. Vital signs
ESL
KUB
VS
D & C
36. Orally
s̄
PO
LRQ
URI
37. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
IUD
ORT
BM
CAPD
38. Health maintenance organization
Bx
CML
HMO
EDC
39. Biopsy
LVN
Wt
CMV
Bx
40. Diabetes mellitus
PP
abd
DM
BE
41. Tap water enema
TWE
PCA
hct
SA
42. White blood cell (count)
ERT
Pap
CDC
WBC
43. Electrolytes
GC
lytes
PAC
MI
44. Activities of daily living
ADL
NPO
Rx
CRNA
45. Physical therapy
CLL
P.T.
OV
CAD
46. Sinoartrial
PAC
ULQ
ER
SA
47. Blood pressure
MD
AKA
HTN
BP - B/P
48. Rule out
C
R/O
OOB
SBE
49. Point of maximal pulse
All
RR
BS
PMI
50. Frozen section
postop
VDRL
PVD
FS