| NFLPN | National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses |
|---|---|
| PN | papillary necrosis; parenteral nutrition; penicillin; perceived noise; percussion note; periarteriti... |
| PNS | paraneoplastic syndrome; parasympathetic nervous system; partial nonprogressive stroke; peripheral n... |
| SI | System of International Units (Systeme International D'unites) |
| GUA | group of units of analysis |
| self-care units | Rooms in health care facilities for patients who require a minimal level of care. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| hospital units | Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialised patient care. They include various hospital special care wards. (12 Dec 1998) |
| SI units | See: base units, International System of Units. (05 Mar 2000) |
| streptomycin units | G unit: equals 1 g of the crystalline material or about 1,000,000 S unit's, l unit: equal to 1000 S unit's, s unit: the amount of streptomycin which will inhibit the growth of a standard strain of Escherichia coli in 1 ml of nutrient broth or other suitable medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intensive care units | Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intensive care units, neonatal | Hospital units providing continuing surveillance and care to acutely ill newborn infants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intensive care units, paediatric | Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill infants and children. Neonates are excluded since intensive care units, neonatal is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| international system of units | A system of physical units in which the fundamental quantities are length, time, mass, electric current, temperature, luminous intensity, and amount of substance, and the corresponding units are the meter, second, kilogram, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole. The system has been given official status and recommended for universal use by the general conference on weights and measures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| units | <physics> Standard quantities of measurement which are specific to a type of measurement, i.e. The metre is the standard unit of measurement for length in the MKS system of measurement. (see also SI unit, MKS, CGS) (09 Oct 1997) |