Nursing Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. ba(hons)
   Honours Bachelor of Arts
2. bs(hons)
   honours bachelor of science
3. CAPN
   Community Advanced Practice Nurses
4. CARNA
   College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
5. cls(nca)
   clinical laboratory scientist holding the credential through the national certification agency for medical laboratory personnel
6. CLT(NCA)
   certified laboratory technician holding the national certification agency for medical laboratory personnel
7. CONRAD
   College of Nursing Reali Assistance Device
8. ddosc
   Doctor of Ocular Science
9. ddscim
   Doctor of Science In Industrial Medicine
10. FASRN
    Fellow American Society of Registered Nurses
11. FNCN
    Florence Nightingale College of Nursing
12. Grav. 1
    first pregnancy
13. Grav. 2
    fsecond pregnancy
14. Grav. 2
    second pregnancy
15. Grav. 3
    third pregnancy
16. HOBOE
    Head-of-Bed Optimization of Elevation
17. ICPN
    International Chili Pepper Nursery
18. intensive care unit
    ICU
19. ISPN
    International Standards for Professional Nurses
20. LINCT
    Liasion in Nursing Care Transition

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