Nursing Abbreviations and Acronyms

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

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