| CCC | care-cure coordination; cathodal closure contraction; chronic calculous cholecystitis; chronic catar... |
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| PCA | para-chloramphetamine; parietal cell antibody; passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; patient care assistant... |
| PCC | Pasteur Culture Collection; percutaneous cecostomy; pheochromocytoma; phosphate carrier compound; pl... |
| GNC | general nursing care; General Nursing Council; geriatric nurse clinician |
| SIMP-H | Schmele instrument to measure the process of nursing care in home care |
| models, nursing | Theoretical models simulating behaviour or activities in nursing, including nursing care, management and economics, theory, assessment, research, and education. Some examples of these models include orem self-care model, roy adaptation model, and rogers life process model. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| community health nursing | General and comprehensive nursing practice directed to individuals, families, or groups as it relates to and contributes to the health of a population. This is not an official program of a public health department. (12 Dec 1998) |
| postanesthesia nursing | The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of patients in the recovery room following surgery and/or anaesthesia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| school nursing | Health and nursing care given to primary and secondary school students by a registered nurse. (12 Dec 1998) |
| schools, nursing | Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of nursing. (12 Dec 1998) |
| psychiatric nursing | A specialty concerned with the application of psychiatric principles in caring for the mentally ill. It also includes the nursing care provided the mentally ill patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| holistic nursing | A philosophy of nursing practice that takes into account total patient care, considering the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of patients, their response to their illnesses, and the effect of illness on patients' abilities to meet self-care needs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| public health nursing | The field of nursing focusing on the health of the community through educational and preventive programs, as well as providing treatment and diagnostic services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| home nursing | Nursing care given to an individual in the home. The care may be provided by a family member or a friend. Home nursing as care by a non-professional is differentiated from home care services provided by professionals: visiting nurse, home health agencies, hospital, or other organised community group. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skilled nursing facilities | Extended care facilities which provide skilled nursing care or rehabilitation services for inpatients on a daily basis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| societies, nursing | Societies whose membership is limited to nurses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| specialties, nursing | Various branches of nursing practice limited to specialised areas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neonatal nursing | The nursing specialty that deals with the care of newborn infants during the first four weeks after birth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| students, nursing | Individuals enrolled in a school of nursing or a formal educational program leading to a degree in nursing. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing | Profession (better known than defined) concerned with the provision of services essential to the maintenance and restoration of health by attending the needs of sick persons. Also, feeding a infant at the breast. (12 Dec 1998) |