Glossary of Nursing/Medical Degrees-Certifications & Allied Heath Certifications

RT: Respiratory Therapist or Radiological Technologist; generally an acronym for the positions, not a credential.

Hi Guys,
Above is what I read about RT. It is not completely correct. In additional to being an R.N. paramedic (EMY-P), sonographer (RDMS, RDCS, ARDMS), CT tech, I was also an x-ray tech in a prior life. The R.T. for an x-ray tech stands for "Registered Technologist" and can only be used by a technologist that has passed a national registry exam given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (A.R.R.T). It is a credential. On talking with friends that are respiratory therapists, R.T is also a credential for them meaning Registered Therapist.

RDCS: Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer; a credential offered by the American Association of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS).

RDMS: Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer; a credential offered by the American Association of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS).


One other nit picky point.......The RDCS and RDMS credentials are offered by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) rather than the American Association of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

How about the Q's? You need something for Q ...

QMRP = Qualified Mental Retardation Professional

QDDP = Qualified Developmental Disabilities Professional

These folks are commonly known as case managers, and work for various state supported agencies in the US. They supervise staff, write Person Centered Plans (similar to care plans), and of course "other duties as assigned." They generally need a social sciences bachelor's degree and one year of experience in the MR/DD field in order to be hired for their positions.
Their nametags say whatever the agency says they are, but the state department of mental health calls them Q's.

Here are some other OR abbrs.

ORT - Operating Room Technician

ST - Surgical Technologist, scrub tech, surg tech

CST - Certified Surgical Technologist administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assistants (NBSTSA) www.nbstsa.org

CST/CFA - Certified Surgical Technologist and Certified First Assistant www.nbstsa.org

C-SA - Certified Surgical Assistant administered by the National Surgical Assistant Association (NSSA) www.nsaa.net

SA-C - Surgical Assistant-Certified administered by the American Board of Surgical Assistants (ABSA) www.absa.net

RNFA - Registered Nurse First Assistant and CRNFA Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant administered by
Competency & Credentialing Institute http://www.cc-institute.org/

PCT - Patient Care Technician

Fellow Royal College of Nursing Australia

i was reading the list and i think you guys forgot

CWS- certified wound specialist

man sooo many acronyms to persue, i want the whole alphabet after my name.

PCCN : Progressive Care Certified Nurse

http://www.aacn.org/pdfLibra.NSF/Fil...amHandbook.pdf

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Hey, thought I'd add on behalf of VNs in the UK:

* VN - Veterinary Nurse (only to be used by qualified Veterinary Nurses who are listed with the RCVS - Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons)

* EVN - Equine Veterinary Nurse

* RVN - Registered Veterinary Nurse - A new title and register for UK VNs which will come into effect in September 2007

* DipAVN (Med) - Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Medical)

* DipAVN (Surg) - Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Surgical)

* BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing - Degree level nurse

* MBVNA - Member of the British Veterinary Nursing Association

* ANA - Qualified Animal Nursing Auxillary



I am a VN, MBVNA

RDH : Registered Dental Hygienist