Nursing Acronyms

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• AAANA

American Academy of Ambulatory Nursing Administration



• AACN

American Association of Critical Care Nurses



• AANA

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists



• AARP

American Association of Retired People



• ABNS

American Board Nursing Specialties



• ABPANC

American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.



• AHA

American Hospital Association



• AHCPR

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research



• ANA

American Nurses Association



• ANA-PAC

American Nurses Association-Political Action Committee



• ANCC

American Nurses Credentialing Center



• AONE

American Organization of Nurse Executives



• AORN

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses



• APIC

Association for Practitioners in Infection Control



• APS

American Pain Society



• APSF

Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation



• ASA

American Society of Anesthesiologists



• ASPMN

American Society of Pain Management Nurses



• AWHONN

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses