Glossary of Terms

AAP

American Academy of Pediatrics

ACOG

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

AED

Automated External Defibrillator

AHA

American Heart Association

ANA

American Nurses Association

ANCC

American Nurses Credentialing Center 

AONE

American Organization of Nurse Executives

AONL

American Organization for Nursing Leadership

APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

ASA

American Stroke Association

ASC

Ambulatory Surgery Center

ASMN

Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

ASRM

American Society of Reproductive Medicine

ASU

Ambulatory Surgery Unit

AWHONN

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses

BCC

Bendheim Cancer Center

BiPAP

Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure

CAPC

Center to Advance Palliative Care

CAUTI

Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection

CDT

Crisis De-escalation Team

CHA

Connecticut Hospital Association

CITADEL

Clinical Innovation Technology and Data Leadership

CIWA

Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol

CLABSI

Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection  

CNO

Chief Nursing Officer

CNRA

Connecticut Nursing Research Alliance

COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CPI

Crisis Prevention Institute

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CRN

Clinical Resource Nurse

CT

Computed Tomography

D&I

Diversity and Inclusion

EAP

Employee Assistance Program

EBP

Evidence-based Practice

ECG

Electrocardiogram

ED

Emergency Department

EMR

Electronic Medical Record

ENA

Emergency Nurses Association

EOL

End-of-Life

EPDS

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

GC

Gestational Carrier

GH

Greenwich Hospital

HAPI

Hospital-acquired Pressure Injury

HR

Human Resources

HRO

High Reliability Organization

HSR

Hypersensitivity Reaction

ICA

Intermediate Care Unit

ICU

Intensive Care Unit

IFE

Institute for Excellence

IP

Intended Parents

IRB

Institutional Review Board

IT

Information Technology

IV

Intravenous

IVF

In Vitro Fertilization

L&D

Labor and Delivery

LRR

Long Ridge Road Medical Center

MEC

Medical Executive Committee

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

MS

Multiple Sclerosis

MSICU

Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit

NACNS

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

NBN

Newborn Nursery

NCI

National Cancer Institute

NDNQI

National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators

NEC

Nurse Executive Council

NICU

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

NYU

New York University

ONCC

Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

ONS

Oncology Nursing Society

OR

Operating Room

OT

Occupational Therapy

PACU

Post Anesthesia Care Unit

PCA

Patient Controlled Analgesia

PCI

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

PCSES

Palliative Care Self-Efficacy Scale

PCSP

Palliative Care Simulation Program

PFAC

Patient and Family Advisory Council

PG

Press Ganey

PICC

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter

PNB

Peripheral Nerve Block

POSS

Pasero Opioid-Induced Sedation Scale

PPD

Postpartum Depression

PPH

Postpartum Hemorrhage

PPM

Professional Practice Model

PT

Physical Therapy

PTAP

Practice Transitioning Accreditation Program

RASS

Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale

SBAR

Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation

SBS

State Behavioral Scale

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SPH

Safe Patient Handling

S.T.A.B.L.E.

Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood Pressure, Lab Work, and Emotional Support

STEMI

ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

SUPC

Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse

UPC

Unit Practice Council

WOCN

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society

WPV

Workplace Violence

YNHH

Yale New Haven Hospital

YNHHS

Yale New Haven Health System