TIA
Transient ischemic attack
TIBC
Total iron binding capacity
TID
Three times per day
TIMI
Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction
TIVRA
Trainee Information, Verification and Registration Audit
TJA
Total Joint Arthroplasty
TJR
Total Joint Replacement
TKA
Total knee arthroplasty
TKR
Total knee replacement
TLIF
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
TMA
Transmetatarsal amputation
TMB
Transient monocular blindness
TMJ
Temporomandibular joint
TMJ
Temporomandibular Joint
TMR
Transmyocardial Revascularization
TO
Telephone order
TOS
Thoracic outlet syndrome
TP
Tibialis posterior
TPEG
Transluminally placed endovascular grafts
TPN
Total parenteral nutrition
Trach.
Tracheostomy tube
TRH
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
TRUS
Transrectal Ultrasound
TSA
Total shoulder arthroplasty
TSE
Testicular self examination
TSH
Thyroid-stimulating hormone
TSR
Total shoulder replacement
TTM
Targeted temperature management
TTWB
Toe touch weight bearing
TURBT
Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor
TURP
Transurethral Resection of Prostate
TVC
True Vocal Cord
TVR
Tricuspid Valve Replacement
TVV
Tricuspid Valve Valvuloplasty
U
Ulnar nerve
U
Unit
U-100
100 units of insulin per mL
U-VOL
United Vessels of Love
UA
Urinalysis
UAC
Unlicensed assistive personnel
UAC
Umbilical artery catheter
UCx
Urine culture
UDI
Unique Device Identifier
UE
Upper extremity
UEDVT
Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis
UKA
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
ULCPCB
Universal Life Care Planner Certification Board
UME
Undergraduate Medical Education
UNOS
United Network for Organ Sharing
UNPA
Uniformed Nurse Practitioner Association
UP3 or UPPP
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
UPJ
Ureteropelvic Junction
US
Ultrasound
USBJD/I
US Bone and Joint Decade/Initiative
USLCA
United States Lactation Consultant Association
USMLE
United States Medical Licensing Exam
USP
United States Pharmacopeia
USPHS
United States Public Health Service
USPHS
US Public Health Service
UTI
Urinary tract infection
UVC
Umbilical vein catheter
VA
Vascular access
VA
Veterans Administration
VA-BC
Vascular Access Board Certified
VACC
Vascular Access Certification Corporation
VAD
Ventricular assist device
VAD
Vascular access device
VAMC
Veterans Administration Medical Center
VATS
Video Assisted Thoracoscopy
VBG
Venous blood gas
VBI
Vertebrobasilar insufficiency
VBM
Value-Based Modifier
VBP
Value-Based Purchasing
VDRL
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
vEDS
Vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome
VFAPNC
Volusia Flagler Advanced Practice Nursing Council
VLDL
Very low-density lipoprotein
VMA
Vanillymandelic acid
VNAA
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
VO2
Oxygen consumption
VOOM Foundation
The Vincent Obioma Ohaju Memorial (VOOM) Foundation
VP
Ventriculo‐Peritoneal Shunt
VR-12
Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey
VRE
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
VS
Vital signs
VSD
Ventricular septal defect
VTE
Venous thromboembolism
VTI
Velocity-time integral
WBAT
Weight bearing as tolerated
WBC
White blood cell count
WBC
White blood cell
WC
Wheelchair
WCC
Wound Care Certified
WCCANP
West Coast Council of Advanced Nursing Practice
WCSI
Watson Caring Science Institute
WFCCN
World Federation of Critical Care Nurses
WFNN
World Federation of Neuroscience Nurses
WHA
World Health Assembly
WHNP-BC
Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner – Board Certified
WHO
World Health Organization