Nurses General Nursing
Published Jun 15, 2013
MackJean
7 Posts
Is there a list or a central place where I can find whT all the abbreviations are that are used here. I know a lot pertain to nursing terms but I just didn't want to have to google each one if there was a central place of them. For example I was reading a post that said, "I'm an FNP..." I just don't know what some of the posts are referring to. Any help is greatly appreciated! Oh and I'm not yet a nursing student, I will be applying for fall next year!
NICU Guy, BSN, RN
4,161 Posts
FNP is Family Nurse Practitioner (Masters or Doctorate in Nursing)
nurseprnRN, BSN, RN
1 Article; 5,115 Posts
We need reminding now and then to define abbreviations on first use in a post for this reason. Not all of our readers are experienced, and some aren't even in school yet. Thanks for the reminder.
Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN
1 Article; 20,908 Posts
Ask .....tell them you are new and want to know what what thing mean...nurses like to teach. Google is a good resource and I sometimes have to ask or Google them myself
Medical abbrevations.....
Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN
2,722 Posts
... define abbreviations on first use in a post...
Great rule, Green!
madwife2002, BSN, RN
26 Articles; 4,777 Posts
https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/glossary-nursing-medical-113134.html
A sticky on here with most abbreviations you may need
Thank you all so much for the info and replies! :)