| OMG | osteopathic medical school graduate |
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| SBAHC | school-based adolescent health care |
| SBC | school-based clinic; serum bactericidal concentration; strict bed confinement |
| SBHC | school-based health center |
| SDS | same day surgery; school dental services; self-rating depression scale; sensory deprivation syndrome... |
| emergency nursing | The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of patients admitted to the emergency department. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| transcultural nursing | A nursing specialty created to answer the need for developing a global perspective in the practice of nursing in a world of interdependent nations and people. The focus of this nursing discipline is on the integration of international and transcultural content into the training. Courses include study in the area of cultural differences, nursing in other countries, and international health issues and organizations, as an example. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, nursing | The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of nurses themselves, their patients, and their fellow practitioners, as well as their actions in the care of patients and in relations with their families. (12 Dec 1998) |
| faculty, nursing | The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a nursing school. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legislation, nursing | Laws and regulations, pertaining to the field of nursing, proposed for enactment by a legislative body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| licensure, nursing | The granting of a license to practice the profession of nursing. (12 Dec 1998) |