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Alphabet Soup |
- Making Sense of Alphabet Soup
- Nursing initials explained
- Ever wonder what a colleague's initials meant when reading a chart or squinting at their name badge? Select the first letter of the initial below. Have one we've missed? Send it to us at info@resourcenurse.com.
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- A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- A
- AAS
- Description: Associates' Degree Applied Science
- ACNP
- Description: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- ACLS
- Description: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- ACRN
- Description: AIDS Certified Registered Nurse
- ANP
- Description: Adult Nurse Practitioner
- AOCN
- Description: Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse
- APN
- Description: Advanced Practice Nurse
- ARNP
- Description: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
- ASN
- Description: Associates' Degree in Nursing
- B
- BC
- Description: Board Certified
- BCLS; BLS
- Description: Basic Cardiac Life Support
- C
- C
- Description: C - connotes certification in a specialty area by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center in one of several generalist and specialist practice areas.
- C-SPI
- Description: Certified Specialist in Poison Information
- CANP
- Description: Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner
- CAPA
- Description: Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse
- CARN
- Description: Certified Addictions Registered Nurse
- CARN-AP
- Description: Certified Addictions Registered Nurse--Advanced Practice
- CCCN
- Description: Certified Continence Care Nurse
- CCM
- Description: Certified Case Manager
- CCNS
- Description: Certified Critical-Care Nurse Specialist
- CCRN
- Description: Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse
- CDDN
- Description: Certified Developmental Disabilities Nurse
- CDE
- Description: Certified Diabetes Educator
- CDMS
- Description: Certified Disability Management Specialist
- CDN
- Description: Certified Dialysis Nurse
- CDONA/LTC
- Description: Certified Director of Nursing Administration in Long-Term Care
- CEN
- Description: Certified Emergency Nurse
- CFRN
- Description: Certified Flight Registered Nurse
- CGA
- Description: Certified Gastroenterology Associate
- CGN
- Description: Certified Gastroenterology Nurse
- CGRN
- Description: Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse
- CGT
- Description: Certified Gastroenterology Technician
- CHN
- Description: Certified Hemodialysis Nurse
- CHPN
- Description: Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse
- CHRN
- Description: Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse
- CHT
- Description: Certified Hemodialysis Technician
- CIC
- Description: Certified in Infection Control
- CLNC
- Description: Certified Legal Nurse Consultant
- CM
- Description: Certified Midwife
- CMCN
- Description: Certified Managed Care Nurse
- CMDSC
- Description: Certified MDS Coordinator
- CNA
- Description: Certified Nursing Assistant
- CNA
- Description: Certified in Nursing Administration
- CNA-A
- Description: Certified Nursing Assistant--Advanced
- CNAA
- Description: Certified in Nursing Administration, Advanced
- CNLCP
- Description: Certified Nurse Life Care Planner
- CNM
- Description: Certified Nurse-Midwife
- CNN
- Description: Certified Nephrology Nurse
- CNNP
- Description: Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
- CNOR
- Description: Certified Nurse, Operating Room
- CNRN
- Description: Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse
- CNS
- Description: Clinical Nurse Specialist
- CNSN
- Description: Certified Nutrition Support Nurse
- COCN
- Description: Certified Ostomy Care Nurse
- COHN
- Description: Certified Occupational Health Nurse
- COHN-S
- Description: Certified Occupational Health Nurse--Specialist
- COHN-S/CM
- Description: Certified Occupational Health Nurse--Specialist/Case Manager
- COHN/CM
- Description: Certified Occupational Health Nurse/Case Manager
- CORLN
- Description: Certified Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck Nurse
- CPAN
- Description: Certified Postanesthesia Nurse
- CPDN
- Description: Certified Peritoneal Dialysis Nurse
- CPHQ
- Description: Certified Professional in Health Care Quality
- CPN
- Description: Certified Pediatric Nurse
- CPNA
- Description: Certified Pediatric Nurse Associate
- CPNL
- Description: Certified Practical Nurse--Long-Term Care
- CPNP
- Description: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- CPON
- Description: Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse
- CPSN
- Description: Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse
- CRN
- Description: Certified Radiologic Nurse
- CRNA
- Description: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- CRNFA
- Description: Certified Registered Nurse, First Assistant
- CRNI
- Description: Certified Registered Nurse Infusion
- CRNL
- Description: Certified Registered Nurse--Long-Term Care
- CRNO
- Description: Certified Registered Nurse in Ophthalmology
- CRNP
- Description: Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
- CRRN
- Description: Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
- CRRN-A
- Description: Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse--Advanced
- CTN
- Description: Certified Transcultural Nurse
- CUA
- Description: Certified Urologic Associate
- CUCNS
- Description: Certified Urologic Clinical Nurse Specialist
- CUNP
- Description: Certified Urologic Nurse Practitioner
- CURN
- Description: Certified Urologic Registered Nurse
- CVN
- Description: Certified Vascular Nurse
- CWCN
- Description: Certified Wound Care Nurse
- CWOCN
- Description: Certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse
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- D
- DNC
- Description: Dermatology Nurse Certified
- DNS
- Description: Doctorate, Nursing Science
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- E
- ENPC
- Description: Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course
- ET
- Description: Enterostomal Therapist (Now Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse)
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- F
- FAAN
- Description: Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
- FAAPM
- Description: Fellow, American Academy of Pain Management
- FCCM
- Description: Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine
- FNC
- Description: Family Nurse Clinician
- FNP
- Description: Family Nurse Practitioner
- FPNP
- Description: Family Planning Nurse Practitioner
- FRCNA
- Description: Fellow, Royal College of Nursing, Australia
- G
- GNP
- Description: Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
- GPN
- Description: General Pediatric Nurse
- H
- HHA
- Description: Home Health Aide
- I
- IBCLC
- Description: International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
- J
- none found
- K
- none found
- L
- L.Ac.
- Description: Licensed Acupuncturist
- LCCE
- Description: Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator
- LNC
- Description: Legal Nurse Consultant
- LNCC
- Description: Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
- LPN
- Description: Licensed Practical Nurse
- LSN
- Description: Licensed School Nurse (In Minnesota)
- LVN
- Description: Licensed Vocational Nurse
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- M
- MICN
- Description: Mobile Intensive Care Nurse
- MN
- Description: Masters' Degree in Nursing
- MSN
- Description: Masters' Degree in Nursing
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