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Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms
The complete list of nursing terms and definitions.
- Abduction
- Abuse
- Acute Care
- Adduction
- Advanced Directives
- Apnea
- Assault
- Assessment
- Assisted Living
- Atrophy
- Battery
- Constipation
- Contracture
- Diarrhea
- DVT
- Dysphagia
- Dyspnea
- Expressive Aphasia
- Extension
- Fetal Position
- Flexion
- Fluid Balance
- Foot Drop
- Fowler's Position
- Fracture Pan
- Handroll
- Hat
- Hemiparesis
- Hemiplegia
- HIPAA
- Home Health Care
- Hospice
- Hypertension
- Incontinence
- Long-Term Care
- Malpractice
- Neglect
- NPO
- OBRA
- OSHA
- Palliative Care
- Paraplegia
- Passive Range Of Motion
- Prone Position
- Providers
- Quadriplegia
- Range Of Motion
- Receptive Aphasia
- Rehabilitation
- Rotation
- Semi-Fowler's Position
- Sexual Harassment
- Sims Position
- Skilled Care
- Specimen
- Stoma
- Supine Position
- TIA
- Trendelenburg Position
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