Conferences

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
ACNP - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
AD - Associate Degree
ANA - American Nurses Association
AND - Associate Degree, Nursing
ANCC - American Nurse Credentialing Center
AORN - Association of Operating Room Nurses
APRN-BC - Advanced Practicing Nurse – Bd. Certified
ASCCP - American Society of Colposcopy Cervical Pathology
AWHONN - Association of Woman’s Health Obstetrics & Neonatal Nurses
BA - Bachelor of Arts
BC - Board Certified
BLS-HCP - Basic Life Support – Health Care Provider
BLS - Basic Life Support
BS - Bachelor of Science
BSN - Bachelor of Science, Nursing
CCM - Certified Case Manager
CCRN - Certified Critical Care Nurse
CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator
CDR - Child Development and Rehabilitation
C-GNP - Certified Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
CHPN - Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse
CLCP - Certified Life Care Planner
CLNC - Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
CMSRN - Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse
CNLCP - Certified Nurse Life Care Planner
CNOB - Clinical Nurse/Obstetrics
CNOR - Certified Nurse Operating Room
CNS - Clinical Nurse Specialist

CPAN - Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse
CPN - Certified Pediatric Nurse
CRNA - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
CRRN - Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
CWCN - Certified Wound Care Nurse
DHN - Digestive Health & Nutrition
EMT-P - Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic
FAAFS - Fellow in the Academy of Forensic Sciences
FRN - Forensic RN
LNCC - Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
MHA - Masters in Health Administration
MRA - Medical Records Administration
MSN - Master of Science, Nursing
NHPCO - National Hospice & Palliative Care Org.
NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program
NP - Nurse Practitioner
OHN - Occupational Health Nursing
ONC - Orthopedic Nurse, Certified
PALS - Pediatric Advance Life Support
PHN - Public Health Nurse
RCFE - Residential Care Facility for the Elderly
RCP - Respiratory Care Practitioner
RN - Registered Nurse
RNC - Registered Nurse, Certified
RNP - Registered Nurse Practitioner
SANE-A/P - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner – Adolescent/Adult/Pediatric
TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Curriculum
WHCNP - Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner