Nursing Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. H/O
   History of
2. I/V
   Intravenous
3. SPNO
   Student Practical Nurse Organization
4. CODE 17
   Overdose
5. ACTH
   Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
6. APNI
   Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion
7. CRRT
   Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician
8. CRRT
   Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
9. ESWL
   extracoporeal shockwave lithotripsy
10. n/v
    nausea and vomiting
11. PCWP
    Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
12. S1
    first sacral vertebra
13. crvs
    canadian registered vascular sonographer
14. C02
    Carbon Dioxide
15. bb(ascp)
    technologist in blood banking certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry
16. c(ascp)
    technologist in chemistry certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry
17. ct(ascp)
    cytotechnologist certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry
18. dlm(ascp)
    diplomate in laboratory management certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry
19. h(ascp)
    medical technologist in hematology certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry
20. hp(ascp)
    hemapheresis practitioner certified by the american society for clinical pathology board of registry

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