| GNC | general nursing care; General Nursing Council; geriatric nurse clinician |
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| NA | Avogadro constant or number; nalidixic acid; Narcotics Anonymous; network administrator; neuraminida... |
| NIC | National Informatics Center; neurogenic intermittent claudication; neurointensive care; nursing inte... |
| NS | natural science; Neosporin; nephrosclerosis; nephrotic syndrome; nervous system; neurological surger... |
| DFHom | Diploma of the Faculty of Homeopathy |
| school nursing | Health and nursing care given to primary and secondary school students by a registered nurse. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| 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) |
| nursing administration research | research concerned with establishing costs of nursing care, examining the relationships between nursing services and quality patient care, and viewing problems of nursing service delivery within the broader context of policy analysis and delivery of health services (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing assessment | Evaluation of the nature and extent of nursing problems presented by a patient for the purpose of patient care planning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing assignment | The method(s) by which the patient care load is distributed among the nursing personnel available to provide care. (05 Mar 2000) |