ALR
Assisted Living Residence
APRN
Advanced practice registered nurse
DON
director of nursing
LPN
licensed practical nurse
LVN
liscensed vocational nurse
PPS
prospective payment systems
RN
registred nurse
SNF
skilled nursing facility
BON
board of nursing
CNA
certified nursing assistant; certified nurse aide
LNA
licensed nursing assistant
LPN
listened practical nurse
LVN
listened vocational nurse
NATCEP
nursing assistant in training and competency evaluation program
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
RNA
registred nurse aide
SNRA
state registered nurse aide
STNA
state tested nurse aide
APRN
advanced practice registered nurse
LPN
listened practical nurse
LVN
licensed vocational nurse
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
IPV
intimate partner violence
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
ADL
activities of daily living
BMs
bowel movement
CAA
Care Area Assesment
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
EHR
Electronics health record
EMR
Electronic medical record
ePHI
Electronic protected health information
IDCP
Interdisciplinary care planning
MDS
Minimum Data Set
OASIS
Outcome and Assessment Information Set
PHI
protected heath information
MSD
musculo-skeletal disorder
OSHA
occupational safety and health administration
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
OPIM
other potentially infectious materials
PPE
personal protective equipment
TB
tuberculosis
AED
automated external defibrilator
CMS
centers for medicare and medicaid services
CO
carbon monoxide
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
DOB
date of birth
EMS
emergency medical services
F
fahrenheit
FBAO
foreign-body airway obstruction
HCS
hazard communication standard
MRN
medical record number
MSDS
material safety data sheet
NFPA
national fire protection association
PASS
pull the safety pin, aim low, squeeze the lever, sweep back and forth
RACE
rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish (or evacuate)
RRS
rapid response system
SDS
safety data sheet
FDA
food and drug-administration
ROM
range-of-motion
TJC
the joint commission
SCA
sudden cardiac arrest
VF; V-fib
ventricular fibrillation
HAI
healthcare associated infection
UTI
urinary tract infection
OOB
out of bed
MSDS
material safety data sheets
BLS
basic life support
SOB
shortness of breath
Amb
ambulatory care
BRP
bathroom priviles
BR
bedrest
HOB
head of bed
n/g
naso-gastric
UA
urinalysis
GI
gastro-intestinal
I&O
intake and output
PRN
pro re nata (as the need arises)
TPR
temperature, pulse, respirations
VS
vital signs
SPO2
peripheral oxygen saturation
HTN
hypertension
PROM
passive range of motion
C.diff
clostridium difficile
SSE
soapsuds enema
OAB
over-active bladder
UI
urinary incontinence