| ACGME | Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
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| ACHE | American College of Healthcare Executives; American Council for Headache Education |
| ACME | Advisory Council on Medical Education; Automated Classification of Medical Entities |
| ACORDE | A Corsortium on Restorative Dentistry Education |
| AHEA | area health education activity |
| ONS | Oncology Nursing Society |
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| SNFs | Skilled Nursing Facilities |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| operating room nursing | The functions of the professional nurse in the operating room. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| 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) |
| emergency nursing | The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of patients admitted to the emergency department. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |