| HSP | Health Systems Plan; heat shock protein; hemostatic screening profile; Henoch-Schonlein purpura; her... |
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| MHP | hemiplegic migraine; maternal health program; maternal health program; medical center health plan; 1... |
| OHP | hydroxyprogesterone; hydroxyproline; occupational health plan; Oregon Health Plan; oxygen under high... |
| GNC | general nursing care; General Nursing Council; geriatric nurse clinician |
| SIMP-H | Schmele instrument to measure the process of nursing care in home care |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| nursing audit | A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel for evaluating quality of nursing care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing bottle caries | Rampant caries of the primary dentition associated with the habitual use, after age 1, of a baby bottle as an aid for sleeping. Synonym: baby bottle syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nursing diagnosis | Conclusions derived from the nursing assessment that establish a health status profile for the patient and from which nursing interventions may be ordered. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing education research | Investigations into the problems of integrating research findings into nursing curricula, developing problem solving skills, finding approaches to clinical teaching, determining the level of practice by graduates from different basic preparations, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing evaluation research | Research carried out by nurses that uses interviews, data collection, observation, surveys, etc., to evaluate nursing, health, clinical, and nursing education programs and curricula, and which also demonstrates the value of such evaluation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing faculty practice | Clinical practice by members of the nursing faculty in order to maintain a balance in their nursing activities--clinical, education, and research. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing home | A convalescent home or private facility for the care of individuals who do not require hospitalization and who cannot be cared for at home. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nursing homes | Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing methodology research | Research carried out by nurses concerning techniques and methods to implement projects and to document information, including methods of interviewing patients, collecting data, and forming inferences. The concept includes exploration of methodological issues such as human subjectivity and human experience. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing model | A set of abstract and general statements about the concepts that serve to provide a framework for organizing ideas about clients, their environment, health and nursing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nursing, practical | The practice of nursing by licensed, non-registered persons qualified to provide routine care to the sick. (12 Dec 1998) |