| BSN | baccalaureate of science in nursing; Bachelor of Science in Nursing; bowel sounds normal |
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| CCN | caudal central nucleus; community care network; coronary care nursing; critical care nursing |
| DN | Deiter's nucleus; dextrose-nitrogen; diabetic neuropathy; dibucaine number; dicrotic notch; dinitroc... |
| DNE | Director of Nursing Education; Doctor of Nursing Education |
| GNC | general nursing care; General Nursing Council; geriatric nurse clinician |
| NOC | Nursing Outcomes Classification |
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| ONS | Oncology Nursing Society |
| SNFs | Skilled Nursing Facilities |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| 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) |
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| 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 plan of care | The written framework that provides direction for the delivery of nursing care. (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) |
| nursing, private duty | The practice of nursing by a registered or licensed nurse to care for a specific patient in a health facility or in the home. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing process | The sum total of nursing activities which includes assessment (identifying needs), intervention (ministering to needs), and evaluation (validating the effectiveness of the help given). (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing records | Data recorded by nurses concerning the nursing care given to the patient, including judgment of the patient's progress. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing research | Research carried out by nurses, generally in clinical settings, in the areas of clinical practice, evaluation, nursing education, nursing administration, and methodology. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing service, hospital | The hospital department which is responsible for the organization and administration of nursing activities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing services | A general concept referring to the organization and administration of nursing activities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nursing staff | Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in an organised facility, institution, or agency. (12 Dec 1998) |