AD
Admitting diagnosis
AD
Advance directive
AD
Alzheimer’s disease
ADA
Americans With Disabilities Act
ADA
American Diabetes Association
ADA
American Dental Association
ADCES
Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists
ADH
Antidiuretic hormone
ADHD
Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
ADL
Activities of daily living
adm.
Admission
ADME
Administrative Director of Medical Education
ADN
Associate Degree in Nursing
ADS
Accreditation Data System
AE-C
Certified Asthma Educator
AEB
As evidenced by
AED
Automated external defibrillator
AED
Antiepileptic drug
AF
Atrial fibrillation
AF
Atrial fibrillation
AFB
Acid-fast bacilli
AFIB
Atrial fibrillation
AFK
Arthrofibrosis
AFN-C
Advanced Forensic Nurse-Certified
AFP
Alpha-fetoprotein
AFPNP
Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
AGCNS-BC
Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist-Board Certified
AGNP
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
AGNP-BC
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified
AGNP-C
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner-Certified
AGPCNP-BC
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Board Certified
AHA
American Heart Association.
AHA
American Hospital Association
AHA
American Hospital Association
AHCA
American Health Care Association
AHF
Antihemophilic factor
AHIC
AMIA Health Informatics Certification
AHME
Association of Hospital Medical Education
AHN-BC
Advanced Holistic Nurse Board Certified
AHNA
American Holistic Nurses’ Association
AHNCC
American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation
AHP
Advocacy for Healthy Partnerships
AHRQ
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
AI
Aortic insufficiency
AICD
Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
AICD
Automated Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator
AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AIM
Administrators in Medicine
AIN
Anterior interosseous nerve
AJRR
American Joint Replacement Registry
AK
Above the knee
AKA
Above the knee amputation
AKA
Above the knee amputation
AL
Assisted Living Nurse Certification
ALFA
Assisted Living Federation of America
ALI
Acute limb ischemia
ALIF
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
ALNCCB
American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board
ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALSN
Association for Leadership Science in Nursing
ALT
Alanine aminotransferase (see SGPT)
AMA
Against medical advice
AMA
American Medical Association
AMA
American Medical Association
AMA-CME
American Medical Association Council on Medical Education
AMAT
Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation
AMB
Ambulatory, able to walk
AMB-BC
Ambulatory Care Nurse – Board Certified
AMBS
American Board of Medical Specialties
AMCB
American Midwifery Certification Board
AMI
Acute myocardial infarction
AMIA
American Medical Informatics Association
AMSA
American Medical Student Association
AMSN
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
amt.
Amount
ANA
American Nurses Association
ANA
Antinuclear antibodies
ANAC
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
ANCA
Army Nurse Corps Association
ANCB
Addictions Nursing Certification Board
ANCC
American Nurses Credentialing Center
ANEF
Academy of Nursing Education Fellow
angio.
Angiogram or angiography
ANHE
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
ANI
Alliance for Nursing Informatics
ANIA
American Nursing Informatics Association
ANN
Academy of Neonatal Nursing
ANNA
American Nephrology Nurses Association
ANP-BC
Adult Nurse Practitioner Certification
ANPD
Association for Nursing Professional Development
AO
Arterial oxygen content
AOA
American Orthopaedic Association
AOA
American Osteopathic Association
AOA
Alpha Omega Alpha
AOBOS
American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery
AOCN
Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse
AOCNP
Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitione
AOCNS
Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist
AOFAS
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
AOID
Aortoiliac occlusive disease