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Nursing Fundamentals Abbreviations And Acronyms

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1. Chief complaint






2. American Nurses Credentialing Center






3. Eye - ear - nose - and throat






4. Respirations






5. Recommended dietary allowance






6. Premature arterial contraction






7. Subcutaneous






8. Acute renal failure






9. Intraocular pressure






10. Hematocrit






11. American Nurses' Association; antinuclear antibody






12. Chronic airflow limitation






13. Orthopedics






14. Specific gravity






15. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention






16. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome






17. Ultrasound






18. Subarachnoid hemorrhage






19. Point of maximal pulse






20. Alpha - fetoprotein






21. Date of birth






22. Before






23. Non - steroidal anti - inflammatory drug






24. Intrauterine device






25. Neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin)






26. Licensed practical nurse






27. Left lower lobe






28. Temperature - pulse - respiration






29. Epstein - Barr virus






30. Gonorrhea






31. Of each






32. Total parenteral nutrition






33. Central venous pressure






34. Arteriosclerotic heart disease






35. With






36. Herpes simplex virus






37. Venereal Disease Research Laboratories test






38. Hypertension






39. Postanesthesia care unit






40. Lower right quadrant






41. Acute tubular necrosis






42. Prothrombin time






43. Differential white blood cell count






44. Transurethral resection of the prostate






45. Operating room






46. Electroencephalogram






47. Dyspnea on exertion






48. The Joint Commission






49. Certified nursing assistant






50. Medical doctor