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All glossary terms

a

ABG (Arterial Blood Gas)ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)Acute Care ADL (Activities of Daily Living)Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)AED (Automated External Defibrillator)AFib (Atrial Fibrillation)AKA (Above Knee Amputation)Ambulatory Care Assisted Living

b

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)Basic Life Support (BLS)Bioethics BKA (Below Knee Amputation)Blood Pressure (BP)BMI (Body Mass Index)BP (Blood Pressure)BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder)BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)

d

Defibrillator Delegation DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)DOE (Dyspnea on Exertion)DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis)

e

ECG or EKG (Electrocardiogram)EEG (Electroencephalogram)Electronic Health Record (EHR)Emergency Department (ED)End-of-Life Care ESRD (End-Stage Renal Disease)Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

f

Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS)Feeding Pump Fetal Monitor FHR (Fetal Heart Rate)Forceps

g

Gait Belt GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale)GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)Geriatrics Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)Glucometer

h

H&P (History and Physical) Mean?HAI (Healthcare-Associated Infection)Health Literacy Hemostat HIPAA HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)Holistic Care Home Health Care Homeostasis Hospice Care Hospital Bed HTN (Hypertension)Hypertension (HTN)

i

I&O (Intake and Output)IABP (Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump)IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)ICU (Intensive Care Unit)IDDM (Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus)Infection Control Informed Consent Inpatient Care Intensive Care Unit (ICU)Interdisciplinary Team Intravenous (IV)Intravenous (IV) Stand Intravenous Pump

j

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)JVD (Jugular Venous Distention)

l

L&D (Labor and Delivery)Lancets Long-Term Care LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

m

Manual Resuscitators Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)MDS (Minimum Data Set)Medical Penlight MI (Myocardial Infarction)MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)

n

NCLEX Nebulizer Neurology NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)NIDDM (Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus)NPO (Nil Per Os - Nothing by Mouth) NSAID (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug)Nurse Nurse Practitioner (NP)Nursing Clipboard

o

Oncology Operating Room (OR)Ophthalmoscopes Otoscopes Outpatient Care

p

Palliative Care Patient Advocacy Patient-Centered Care Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA)Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)Pediatrics Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)Pharmacology Primary Care Psychiatry Pulse Oximeter

q

Quality Improvement (QI)Quaternary Care

r

Reflex Hammer Registered Nurse (RN)Rehabilitation Residential Care Retractable Pens

s

Scope of Practice Secondary Care Skilled Nursing Facility Sphygmomanometer Stethoscope Subacute Care Suctioning Tools Surgical Scissors Syringes and Needles

t

Telehealth Tertiary Care Thermometer Travel Nurse Triage

u

Unlicensed assistive personnel

v

Vital Signs (VS)