Nursing Abbreviations and Acronyms

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

Last updated: January 26, 2022 — Total entries: 3,609