Nursing Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. PULM ART
   Pulmonary Artery
2. PVC
   Premature Ventricular Contraction
3. PVC
   permature ventricular contraction
4. PVD
   Periaheral Vascular Disease
5. PVD
   Peripheral Vascular Disease
6. PVR
   post voiding residual
7. PVT
   Pressure
8. PVT
   Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
9. PWB
   Partial Weight Bearing
10. PWP
    Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
11. PX
    Patient
12. PX
    Physical Examination
13. PX
    Pneumothorax
14. QA
    British Army slang/abbreviation for member of the Queen Alexander's Royal Army Nursing Corp usually a nurse.
15. QAD
    Every Other Day
16. QAM
    Every Morning
17. QAM
    Each Morning
18. QAPI
    Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
19. QAPI
    Quality Assurance Performance Improvement
20. QAPI
    Quality Assurance & Performance Improvfment

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