Nursing Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. ACN
   Australian College of Nursing
2. AFT
   Afternoon
3. ANR
   Adult Nursing Relationship
4. APS
   American Pain Society
5. B
   Bilateral
6. C
   Count
7. C
   with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")
8. CAM
   Complementary Alternative Medicine
9. CAP
   Capsule
10. CAPA
    Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse
11. CAPS
    Capsule
12. CARB
    Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
13. CAT
    Computed Axial Tomography
14. CAT
    Computerized Tomography Scan
15. CCM
    Certified Case Manager
16. CCTC
    Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator
17. CIS
    Carcinoma in Situ
18. COP
    Copper
19. D
    Discontinue
20. D
    Drop

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