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
