| A+E | accident and emergency [department]; analysis and evaluation |
|---|---|
| AIPE | acute interstitial pulmonary emphysema; alcoholism intervention performance evaluation |
| AMA-DE | American Medical Association Drug Evaluation |
| APACHE | Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation [severity-of-illness index] |
| APIE | assessment, plan, implementation, and evaluation |
| insurance, nursing services | Insurance providing benefits for the costs of care provided by nurses, especially nurse practitioners and nurse clinicians. (12 Dec 1998) |
|---|---|
| obstetrical nursing | Nursing care given to the pregnant patient before, after, or during childbirth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| occupational health nursing | The practice of nursing in the work environment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| office nursing | Nursing practice limited to assisting a physician in his private office. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oncologic nursing | Nursing care provided cancer patients. It includes aspects of family functioning through education of both patient and family. The specialty of oncologic nursing focuses on cancer as a major health care problem. (12 Dec 1998) |
| operating room nursing | The functions of the professional nurse in the operating room. (12 Dec 1998) |
| orthopedic nursing | The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of the orthopedic patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| economics, nursing | Economic aspects of the nursing profession. (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, continuing | Educational programs designed to inform nurses of recent advances in their fields. (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) |
| emergency nursing | The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of patients admitted to the emergency department. (12 Dec 1998) |