| CCRC | comprehensive care retirement community; continuing care retirement community |
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| DNE | Director of Nursing Education; Doctor of Nursing Education |
| AACP | American Academy of Cerebral Palsy; American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy |
| ACCP | American College of Chest Physicians; American College of Clinical Pharmacology; American College of... |
| BP | Bachelor of Pharmacy; back pressure; barometric pressure; basic protein; bathroom privileges; bed pa... |
| education, graduate | Studies beyond the bachelor's degree at an institution having graduate programs for the purpose of preparing for entrance into a specific field, and obtaining a higher degree. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| education, medical | Use for general articles concerning medical education. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, medical, graduate | Educational programs for medical graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic medical sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced medical degree. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, medical, undergraduate | The period of medical education in a medical school. In the united states it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the m.d. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nonprofessional | Education and training outside of that for the professions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing | Use for general articles concerning nursing education. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing, associate | A two-year program in nursing education in a community or junior college leading to an a.d. (associate degree). Graduates of this program are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing, baccalaureate | A four-year program in nursing education in a college or university leading to a b.s.n. (bachelor of science in nursing). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing, diploma programs | Programs usually offered in hospital schools of nursing leading to a registered nurse diploma (rn). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing, graduate | Those educational activities engaged in by holders of a bachelor's degree in nursing, which are primarily designed to prepare them for entrance into a specific field of nursing, and may lead to board certification or a more advanced degree. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education of mentally retarded | The teaching or training of those individuals with subnormal intellectual functioning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, predental | Preparatory education meeting the requirements for admission to dental school. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, premedical | Preparatory education meeting the requirements for admission to medical school. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, professional | Formal education and training in preparation for the practice of a profession. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, professional, retraining | Educational programs for individuals who have been inactive in their profession, or who wish to regain unused skills. (12 Dec 1998) |