DON - ANSWER Director of Nursing
HMO - ANSWER Health Maintenance organization
LPN - ANSWER licensed practical nurse
LVN - ANSWER Licensed vocational nurse
PPO - ANSWER Preferred provider organization
RN - ANSWER Registered nurse
SNF - ANSWER Skilled nursing facility
AHA - ANSWER American Hospital Association
OBRA - ANSWER Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
CNA - ANSWER Certified nursing assistant; certified nurse aide
LNA - ANSWER Licensed nursing assistant
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, NATCEP - ANSWER Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program
NCSBN - ANSWER National Council of state boards of nursing
RNA - ANSWER Registered nurse aide
STNA - ANSWER State tested nurse aide
HIPAA - ANSWER Health Insurance portability and accountability act of 1996
ADL - ANSWER Activities of daily living
EPHI - ANSWER Electronic protected health information
PHI - ANSWER Protected health information
CAA - ANSWER Care area assessment
IDCP - ANSWER Interdisciplinary care planning
MDS - ANSWER minimum data set
OASIS - ANSWER Outcome and assessment information set
NANDA-I - ANSWER North American Nursing diagnosis Association international
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