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• ART ~ Accredited Records Technician
• A3M ~ Asians for Miracle Marrow Mathches
• AACN ~ American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• AADP ~ Asian American Donor Program
• AAEM ~ American Academy of Emergency Physicians
• AALNC ~ American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
• AAO ~ American Academy of Ophthalmology
• AAPA ~ American Academy of Physician Assistants
• AAPS ~ American Association of Physician Specialists
• AAPT ~ American Association of Psychiatric Technicians, Inc.
• AARC ~ American Association of Respiratory Care
• AART ~ American Assoc. for Radiologic Technologists
• AAS ~ Associate of Applied Science ( major is Nursing ); American Association of Suicidology
• ABQAURP ~ American Board of Quality of Assurance & Utlization Review Physicians
• ACCE ~ American College of Childbirth Educators ( ASPO / Lamaze )
• ACE ~ American Council on Exercise
• ACLS ~ Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• ACNP ~ Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - USA
• ACRN ~ Aids Certified Registered Nurse ( Awarded by the HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board )
• ADN ~ Associate Degree of Nursing; Assistant Director of Nursing
• ADON ~ Assistant Director of Nursing ( Australlia = level 4 )
• A & E ~ Accident and Emergency (Australia)
• AHA ~ American Heart Association; American Hospital Association
• AHIP ~ Academy of Health Information Professionals
  ( part of Medical Library Association )
• AIN ~ Assistant in Nursing ( Australia )
• ALSO ~ Advanced Life Support and Obstetrics
• AMA ~ American Medical Association
• ANM ~ Assistant Nurse Manager
• ANNA ~ American Nephrology Nurses Association
• ANP ~ Adult Nurse Practitioner
• AOCN = Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse May be NP or CNS, requires MS in nursing
• AORN ~ Association of Operating Room Nurses ( USA )
• APIC ~ Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology, Inc.
• APLS ~ Advanced Pediatric Life Support
• APN ~ Advanced Practice Nurse ( may be CNS, NP, CNM, or CRNA )
• APNP ~ Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber
• APRN = Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• ARN ~ Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
• ARNP ~ Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
• ARNP-BC, GNP ~ Advanced Registered Nurse Practice - Board Certified (ARNP-BC)
• ASN ~ Associate in Science of Nursing
• ASOPA ~ American Society of Orthopedic Physician
• ASORN ~ American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses
  ( they operate out of the AAO )
• ASPAN ~ American Society of Peri Anesthesia
• ASPN ~ Associated Science of Practical Nursing
  (A degree only given and recognized by the North Dakota Board of nursing)
• AT ~ Art ( or Activity ) Therapist
• ATLS ~ Advanced Trauma Life Support

• BAA (N) ~ Bachelor of Applied Arts in Nursing
• BAN ~ Bachelor of Arts in Nursing - College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, MN
• BCLS ~ Basic Cardiac Life Support
• B-I-R ~ Behavior / Intervention / Response ( form of POR - type of psy charting )
• B-I-R-P ~ Behavior / Intervention / Response / Plan ( form of POR - type of psy charting )
• Bsc.N ~ Bachelor of Science Nursing
• BSN ~ Bachelor of Science Nursing
• BSPA ~ Bachelor of Science Professional Arts
• BIG ~ Dutch abbrevation apply to Registered Nurses
  (Beroepen Individuele Gezondheidszorg)
• BCRTCFUSA ~ Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-Chi Foundation USA

• C ~ Certified (usually appears with another title )
• Caremaps ~
  ( a documentation tool based on expected physician orders and outcomes that a patient will conform to )
• CAPA - Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (an ASPAN Certification)
• CARN ~ Certified Addictions Registered Nurse ( USA )
• CAVH ~ Continuous Arterial Venous Hemofiltration
• CBE ~ Certified Breastfeeding Educator
• CCC ~ Critical Care Nurse ( Australia )
• CCHP ~ Certified Correctional Health Profession
• CCM ~ Certified Case Manager
• CCRN ~ Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse
• CCS ~ Certified Coding Specialist
• CCTC ~ Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator
• CCU ~ Coronary Care Unit; Color Changing Unit; Community Care Unit
• CDAC ~ Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor
• CDDN ~ Certified Developmental Disabilities Nurse
• CDE ~ Certified Diabetes Educator
• CDMS ~ Certified Disability Management Specialist (formaly CIRS: Certified Insurance Rehabilitation Specialist)
• CDONA/LTC ~ Certified Director of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care
• CEN ~ Certification for Emergency Nursing
• CENAs ~ Competency Evaluated Nurse Aides
• CETN ~ Certified Enterostomal Therapy Nurse
• CFNP ~ Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
• CGFNS ~ Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
• CGRN ~ Certified Gastroenterological Registered Nurse ( USA ); This certification encompasses most Special Procedures and invasive procedures related to the digestive system and its organs. Including the pancreas, liver, gallbladder etc..
• CHES ~ Certified Health Education Specialist
• CHN ~ Community Health Nurse; Certified Hemodiaysis Nurse
• CHPN ~ Certified Hospice and Palliative Care
• CHT ~ Certified Hemodialysis Technician; Certified Hyperbaric Technologist
• CHT RN ~ Certified Hyperbaric Technologist Registered Nurse
• CIC ~ Certified in Infection Control
• CIRS ~ Certified Insurance Rehabilitation Specialist
• CLCP ~ Certified Life Care Planner
• CLLF ~ Cammy Lee Leukemia Foundation
• CLNC ~ Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
• CML ~ Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
• CMT ~ Certified Medical Transcriptionist
• CN ~ Clinical Nurse ( Auatralia = level 2 )
• CNA ~ Certified Nurses Aid ; Certified Nursing Administration
• CNAA ~ Certified Nursing Administration, Advanced
• CNC ~ Clinical Nurse Consultant ( Australia = level 3 )
• CNCC(C) ~ Certified Nurse, Critical Care (Canada)
• CNeph(C) ~ Certified Nurse, Critical Care, Nephrology (Canada)
• CNSD ~ Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian USA
• CNS ~ Clinical Nurse Specialist
• CNM ~ Certified Nurse Midwife
• CNN ~ Certified Nephrology Nurse
• CNN(C) ~ Certified Nurse, Critical Care, Neuroscience (Canada)
• CNO - Chief Nursing Officer
• CNOR ~ Certified Nurse Operating Room ( USA )
• CNRN ~ Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse
• CO ~ Certified Orthoptrist ( works with people with strabismus )
• COA ~ Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
• COHN ~ Certified Occupational Health Nurse
• COHN(C) ~ Certified Nurse, Critical Care, Occupational Health (Canada)
• COHN-S ~ Certified Occupational Health Nurse Specialist
• COHC ~ Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist
• COMT ~ Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist
• CON(C) ~ Certified Nurse, Critical Care, Oncology (Canada)
• COP ~ Center of Pressure; Colloid Osmotic Pressure; Community Outreach Program
• CPMHN(C) ~ Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse (Canada)
• COPS ~ Conditions of Participation ( guidelines for home care agencies and institutions to follow in order to participate in the Medicare Program )
• COT ~ Certified Ophthalmic Technician
• COTA ~ Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
• CPAN ~ Certiried Peri Anesthesia Nurse ( Part of the organizations of ASPAN )
• CPFT ~ Certified Pulmonary Function Technician
• CPHQ ~ Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality
• CPN (C) ~ Certified Rerioperative Nurse ( Canada-is analogous to the CNOR in the USA ) ; Certified Pediatric Nurse
• CPNP ~ Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
• CPON ~ Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse
• CPP ~ Certified Pain Practitioner - Nurses with BS degree are considered at clinical associate level. Credentialed by American Academy of Pain Management, 13947 Mono Way #A Sonora, CA 95370
• CPR ~ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• CPT ~ Community Practice Teacher U.K. A community practitioner with a specific responsibility for teaching and assessing community practice students in the clinical environment.
• CPTC ~ Certified Procurement Transplant Coordinator
• CRC ~ Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
• CRA ~ Certified Retinal Angiogrpher
  ( certified by OPS to take photographs during ophthalmic fluorscein angiography )
• CRANA ~ Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia
• CRN ~ Certified Radiology Nurse
  American Association of Radiology Nurses, certification is by experience + passing of an exam
• CRNA ~ Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
• CRNFA ~ Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant
• CRNH ~ Certified Registered Nurse Hospice
• CRNI ~ Certified Registered Nurse of Infusion; Certified Registered Nurse, Intravenous
• CRNO ~ Certified Registered Nurse in Ophthalmology
• CRNP ~ Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
• CRRN ~ Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
• CRTT ~ Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician
• CS ~ Clinical Specialist CS; Certified Specialist
• CSA ~ Certified Surgical Assistant ( in regards to the CSA (CERTIFIED SURGICAL ASSISTANT) their organization is the NSAA : (NATIONAL SURGICAL ASSISTANT ASSOCIATION) has been around since 1983 and has the oldest and for a long time the only surgical assistant program in the country at EVMS (EAST VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL) they used to be one in birmingham alabama but it became a surgical P.A. program several years ago. the orthopedic pa's were origanally started by the AAOS (ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS) a school program 2 years before the first PA program.)
• CSN ~ Certified School Nurse
• CST ~ Certified Surgical Technologist
• CTBS ~ Certified Tissue Banking Specialist
• CTN ~ Certified Transplant Nurse; Certified Transcultural Nurse
• CTU ~ Contraceptive Technology Update
• CUNP ~ Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner
• CUPA ~ Certified Urologic Physician Assistant
• CURN ~ Certified Urologic Registered Nurse
• CV ~ Career Vitae or Curriculum Vitae - an academic document which focuses more on accomplishments, achievements and special skills. It generally includes published works, presentations and other experiences and credentials beyond the average. A CV is generally used by those practicing in academia, research or other highly skilled areas. It can also be used by anyone who has experiences and achievements beyond the average. " Latin for the course of one's life. "
• CVICU ~ Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
• CVVH ~ Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration
• CVVHD ~ Continuous Veno-Veno Hemodialysis
• CWCN ~ Certified Wound Care Nurse
• CWOCN ~ Certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse

• DISH ~ Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Forrestier's Syndrome
• DNSc ~ Doctor of Nursing Science
• DO ~ Doctor of Osteopathy; Doctor of Ophthalmology; Diploma in Optometry; Diploma in Ophthalmology (UK)
• DON ~ Director of Nursing ( Australia = level 5 )
• DSN ~ Doctor of Science in Nursing. ~ This is not the same degree as a DNS or DNSc. Many universities that do not offer any PhD programs have approved DSN programs. It is generally accepted (except by some PhDs) that these programs are equivalent to PhD programs. The University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Texas at Houston have DSN programs.
• DTR ~ Dietetic Technician Registered Like an RD but with a two year degree instead of 4 year degree. U.S.

• ED ~ Emergency Department
• EdD ~ Doctorate of Education
• EDF ~ Emergency Department Physician
• EMT-1 ~ Emergency Medical Technician 1 ( Basic )
• EMT-P ~ Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
• EN ~ Enrolled Nurse ( Australia )
• ENA ~ Emergency Nurses Association
• ENC(C) ~ Certified Nurse, Critical Care, Emergency (Canada)
• ENPC ~ Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course ( similar to PACLS )
• ER ~ Emergency Room
• ET ~ Enterostomal Therapist

• FAAN ~ Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
• FACCE ~ Fellow in the American College of Childbirth Educators
• FACCP ~ Fellow American College of Chest Physicians
  ( associate fellowships available to allied health practitioners )
• FHI ~ Family Health International ( nonprofit research on reproductive health )
• FNP ~ Family Nurse Practitioner
• FS ~ Flying Surgeon (Australia)
• FTEs ~ Full Time Equivalents
  ( used when a personnel budget is set up in an organization pretaining to direct patient care staffing, unit assistants, etc. and indirect patient care - Managers, Secretary, Educator )

• GN ~ Graduate Nurse ( has not passed state boards )
• GNC(C) ~ Certified Nurse, Critical Care,Gerontology (Canada)
• GNP ~ Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
• GP Cas ~ General Practice Casualty (Australia)

• HBOV ~ Hogere Beroeps Opleiding Verpleegkunde
  (Dutch) - Higher Professional Education in Nursing
• HACC ~ High Altitude Chronic Cardiopath
• HCFA ~ Health Care Financing Association
  ( a Medicare/Medicaid division of the federal government that oversees reimbursement issues / under the Social Security Administration )
• HHA ~ Home Health Aide
• HNC ~ Holistic Nurse Certified by the American Holisitic Nurses Assn.
• HPPD ~ (total) Hours Per Patient Day ( includes direct and indirect care givers )

• IBCLC ~ International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (International usage)
• ICN ~ Infection Control Nurse
• ICP ~ Infection Control Practitioner
• ICU ~ Intensive Care Unit
• IMC ~ Intermediate Care Unit
• IAFN ~ International Association of Forensic Nurses
• IACP ~ International Association of Computer Professionals
• INCC ~ Intravenous Nurses Certification Corporation
• INS ~ Intravenous Nurses Society
• ITNS ~ International Transplant Nurses Society
• IVCS ~ IntraVenous Conscious Sedation ( a type of anesthesia where the patient has a altered level of consciousness but remains awake and able to protect their own airway );
  Intrapelvic Venous Congestive Syndrome; Inferior Vena Cava Syndrome

• JCAHO ~ Joint Commission Accrediation of Heatlth Care Organizations
• JCAHPO ~ Joint Commission Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
• JD ~ Doctor of Jurisprudence; Doctor of Laws; Juvenile Diabetes

• KECHN ~ Kenya Enrolled Community Health Nurse
• KTPPP ~ Kidney Transplant Patient Partnering Program

• LC ~ Lactation Consultant
• LCCE ~ Lamze Certified Childbirth Educator
• LCDC ~ Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
• LCSW ~ Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• LNC ~ Legal Nurse Consultant
• LP ~ Lecturer Practitioner U,K. A clinician, acute or community with a dual or shared role within both an academic and clinical environment
• LPC ~ Licensed Professional Counselor
• LPN ~ Licensed Practical Nurse
• LPT ~ Licensed Psychiatric Technician
• LRCT ~ Licensed Respiratory Care Technician; Lab/Radiology Combined Technician
• LRCP ~ Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner
• LTC ~ Long Term Care
• LVN ~ Licensed Vocational Nurse

• MA ( WS ) ~ Master of Arts ( Women's Studies )
• MBA ~ Masters of Business Administration
• MD ~ Doctor of Medicine
• ME ~ Medical Examiner
• MEd ~ Masters of Education
• MFCC ~ Marriage Family ( and ) Child Counselor
• MGZ -AGZ ~ Maatschappelijke gezondheidszorg, richting Algemene Gezondheidszorg
  - ( Dutch - i.e Community Health Care, General Community Nursing)
• MGZ -GGZ ~ Maatschappelijke gezondheidszorg, richting Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg -
  - (Dutch - i.e Community Health Care, Community Psychiatric Nursing, also SPV
• MHA ~ Masters in Health Care Administration
• MICN ~ Mobile Intensive Care Nurse
• MICU ~ Medical Intensive Care Unit; Myocardial Infarction Care Unit
• MLA ~ Medical Library Association ~
  This is the organization that does the credentialing for the Academy of Health Professionals. Those who wish to join may do so a year at a time and receive their various newsletters and bulletins; they may also be members of state chapters and sections within MLA. The Adacemy of Health Professionals is a part of MLA where members may submit their vitaes, and other items requested by this organization. A committee reviews these materials and dependent on points, time involved in the profession may grant the person membership to the Academy. The membership will be reviewed every 5 years. Members wishing to attain a higher grade must show increased responsibility in their profession.
• MLS ~ Master in Library Science
• MN ~ Master of Nursing. ~ Another degree previously conferred by the University of Pittsburgh and several other graduate schools. Students who did not do a thesis earned this degree; those who completed a thesis earned the MSN.
• MNEd ~ Master of Nursing Education. ~ This degree was awarded by the University of Pittsburgh; It is no longer being conferred.
• MPA ~ Master of Public Administration ~ The public sector equivalent of othe MBA for administrative/managerial nurses in governmental office. There is a health care focus option for this degree at some Graduate Schools
• MPH ~ Masters in Public Health
• MS ~ Master of Science; Master of Sociology; Master of Surgery
• MSA ~ Master's of Science in Administration
• MSN ~ Master of Science in Nursing
• MSP ~ Master of Psychology
• MST ~ Therapeutic Massage Therapist
• MSW ~ Master of Social Work; Master of Social Welfare; Medical Social Worker ( Britain )

• NACHR ~ National Association of Health Care Recruiters
• NA ~ Nurse Aide ( without certification )
• NAEMSP ~ National Association of EMS Physician
• NAHQ ~ Healthcare Quality Certification Board
• NALS ~ Neonatal Advanced Life Support
• NBCOPA ~ National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Physician Assistants
• NCC ~ Nationally Certified Counselor
• NCCU ~ Neurosurgicial Critical Care Unit
• NCPT ~ Nationally Certified Psychiatric Technician
• NCSN ~ National Certified School Nurse
• ND ~ Doctor of Nursing / Nutritional Doctor
  A professional doctorate not to be confused with the DNSc or PhD. It is currently offered at Case Western Reserve University, where it was first offered in 1979, Rush University, and University of Colorado.; also ND also stand for Nutritional Doctors, used primarily in the Alternative herbal or homeopathic fields of study
• NEA ~ National Education Association
• NENA ~ National Emergency Nurses Affiliation
• NEO ~ Neonatologist
• NFPA ~ National Fire Protection Association
• NGA ~ Notice of Grant Award
• NH ~ Nursing Home
• NICs ~ Nursing Interventions Classifications
• NICU ~ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Neuro - Intensive Care Unit
• NIH ~ National Institute of Health ( US )
• NNNHP ~ Nurses' Network for a National Healthcare Plan
• NNP ~ Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
• NOC ~ Nursing Ourcomes Classifications
• NP ~ Nurse Practitioner US; Nurse Prescriber U.K. Currently a Community Nurse or Health Visitor who following qualification can prescribe from a limited Nurse Formulary
• NPP ~ Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner ( USA )
• NREMT-1 ~ National Registry EMT-1
• NREMT-P ~ National Registry EMT-P
• NRLC ~ National Right to Life Committee
• NSAA ~ National Surgical Assistant Association
• NSYICU ~ Nursery Intensive Care Unit
• NVSPV ~ Nederlandse Vereniging van Sociaal Psychiatrisch verpleegkundigen -
  (The Dutch Association of Community Psychiatric Nurses )
• NZNO ~ New Zwaland Nurses Organization

• OASIS ~ Outcome & Assessment Information Set; Osteotomy Analysis & Simulation Software; The Older Alabamians System of Information & Services;
  a data set developed by HCFA for data collection on patients
• OB ~ Obstetrics
• OGNP ~ Obstetrical Gynecological Nurse Practitioner
• OHICU ~ Open Heart Intensive Care Unit
• OAM ~ Acute Otitis Media
• OCN ~ Oncology Certified Nurse
• ONC ~ Orthopaedic Nurse Certified
• OPA-C ~Orthopedic Physician Assistant - Certified
• OPS ~ Ophthalmic Photographic Society
• OR ~ Operating Room
• OTR ~ Occupational Therapist, Registered

• PA ~ Physician Assistant
• PA-C ~ Physician Assistant-Certified
• PACU ~ Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
• PALS ~ Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• PC ~ Personal Carer ( Australia )
• PCT ~ Pulmonary Care Team
• PCU ~ Progressive Care Unit
• Ph.D ~ Doctor of Philosophy
• PHN ~ Public Health Nurse
• PICC ~ Peripherally - inserted Central Catheter
• PICU ~ Pulmonary Intensive Care Unit; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• PMH-NP ~ Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
• PN ~ Parish Nurse
• PNP ~ Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
• Portfolio ~ CV with evidence of an outcome documenting each thing listed on the CV
• POV ~ Point of View; Postoperative Vomiting; Peroxide value or ocular pulse volumes
• PT ~ Physical Therapist
• PTA ~ Physical Therapist Assistant technically educated health care provider who assists the Physical Therapist
• PTCA ~ Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

• RCNA ~ Royal College of Nursing Australia
• RCPT ~ Registered Cardiopulmonary Technologist
• RCT ~ Registered Care Technician
• Resume ~ 1-2 page document focuses on work experience -
  Most commonly used by individuals seeking traditional employment, who have average experiences. " French meaning summary. "
• RD ~ Registered Dietitian USA
• RDMS ~ Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonograger (Ultrasound)
• RFDS ~ Royal Flying Doctor Service ( Australia )
• RGN ~ Registered General Nurse ( Educated in England before project 2000 outlined by UKCC; originally was SCOTTISH Registration, and still is, long before it was relatively recently adopted in England as a more accurate replacement for SRN (State Registered Nurse).
• RHIA ~ Registered Health Information Administrator (replaces RRA)
• RHIT ~ Registered Health Information Technician (replaces ART)
• RHV ~ Registered Health Visitor U.K. registration for those working predominately in public health. A specific role acquired following a Bachelor degree in Community Health - Specialist practice in public health
• RKT ~ Registered Kinesiotherapist
• RM ~ Registered Midwife ( Australia )
• RMN ~ Registered Mental Health Nurse England United Kingdom (trained before project 2000 outline by UKCC).
• RN ~ Registered Nurse ( Australia = level 1 / all disciplines trained via Project 2000 outline by UKCC)
• RNAC ~ Registered Nurse Assessment Coordinator Current title for all Long Term Care nurses who function as MDS Coordinators in the U.S.
• RNC ~ Registered Nurse Certified
  ( used by nurses who are certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center & have 2 year associate degree )
• RN BC ~ Registered Nurse Board Certified
  ( used by nurses who are certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center & have a baccalaureate degree or above)
• RNFA ~ Registered Nurse First Assistant
  ( assist the surgeon in surgery - suturing, hemostasis, exposure, pre & post op ... )
• RNMH ~ Registered Nurse Mental Handicap ( trained before project 2000 outline by UKCC)
• RNR ~ Registered Nurse Recruiter
• RPFT ~ Registered Pulmonary Function Technician
• RPN ~ Registered Professional Nurse; Registered Psychiatric Nurse ( Canada ) , Registered Practical Nurse ( Ontario, Canada )
• RPSGT ~ Registered PolySomnoGraphic Technician.
• R & R ~ Rural & Remote (Australia)
• RRT ~ Registered Respiratory Therapist; Registered Recreational Therapist; Registered Rehabilitation Therapist; Registered Respiratory Therapist
• RT ~ Respiratory Technician

• SAEM ~ Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
• SPV ~ Sociaal Psychiatrisch Verpleegkunige
  (Dutch) - i.e. Community Psychiatric Nurse
• SCVICU ~ Surgical and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
• SICU ~ Surgical Intensive Care Unit
• SLE ~ Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• SN ~ Student Nurse; Scrubb Nurse
• SOP ~ Standard Operating Procedures
• SRN ~ State Registered Nurse
  used instead of RGN by General Nurses who qualified under the General Nursing Council before the creation of the UKCC by the Nurses Midwives and Health Visitor' Act 1979.
• ST ~ Surgical Technologist ( non certified ) ; Speech Therapist

• TNCC ~ Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum ( basic trauma resuscitation course )

• UAP ~ Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
• USAID ~ United States Agency for International Development

• VHPPD ~ Variable Hours Per Patient Day
  ( used in a personnel budget in an organization )

• WER ~ Weekly Epidemiological Record
• WHCNP ~ Womens Health Care Nurse Practitioner
• WHNP ~ Womens Health Nurse Practitioner
• WOCN ~ Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse