| NPOS | nurses professional orientation scale |
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| NPPC | Nursing Professional Practice Council |
| OPSR | Office of Professional Standards Review |
| PA | panic attack; pantothenic acid; paralysis agitans; paranoia; passive aggressive; pathology; patient'... |
| PAS | para aminosalicylate; Parent Attitude Scale; patient administration system; patient appointments and... |
| time management | Planning and control of time to improve efficiency and effectiveness. (12 Dec 1998) |
|---|---|
| total quality management | The application of industrial management practice to systematically maintain and improve organization-wide performance. Effectiveness and success are determined and assessed by quantitative quality measures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| financial management | The obtaining and management of funds for institutional needs and responsibility for fiscal affairs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| financial management, hospital | The obtaining and management of funds for hospital needs and responsibility for fiscal affairs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| load management | Any method or device that evens out electric power demand by eliminating uses during peak periods or shifting usage from peak time to off-peak time. (05 Dec 1998) |