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Appendix D: Acronyms
Appendix D: Acronyms
Pages 205-208
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APPENDIX D Acronyms The list below includes agencies, organizations, health personnel, surveys and programs. AACN American Association of Colleges of Nursing ACNW American College of Nurse Midwives AAHSA American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging AD associate degree in nursing ADL activities of daily living AHA American Hospital Association AHCA American Health Care Association AHCPR Agency for Health Care Policy and Research AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AMI acute myocardial infarction ANA American Nurses Association APN advance practice nurse BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics BSN bachelor' s-of-science degree in nursing CAHF California Association of Health Facilities CBO Congressional Budget Office CCU critical care unit CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CNA certified nurse assistant 205
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206 CNAP CON CQI DHHS DON DRG NURSING STAFF IN HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES Career Nurse Assistants Program certificate of need continuous quality improvement Department of Health and Human Services director of nursing diagnosis-related group emergency room PANEL Federation for Accessible Nursing Education and Licensure FFS fee-for-service FTE full - time- equiv alent employ ee GAO General Accounting Office GHAA Group Health Association of America GI gastrointestinal GNP geriatric nurse practitioner GNS gerontological nurse specialist HCFA Health Care Financing Administration HIV human immunodeficiency virus HMO health maintenance organization HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration IADL instrumental activities of daily living ICU intensive care unit IOM Institute of Medicine IPA independent practice association IV intravenous JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations KP Kaiser Permanente LPN licensed practical nurse LTC long-term care LVN licensed vocational nurse MDS minimum data set MMACS Medicare and Medicaid Automated Certification Survey MOS Medical Outcomes Study MRI magnetic resonance imaging
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. special care unit Service Employees International Union standard metropolitan statistical area skilled nursing facility
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208 TQM TEFRA TNH UAP UHF NURSING STAFF IN HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES total quality management Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act teaching nursing home unlicensed assistive personnel Unicare Health Facilities Department of Veterans Affairs
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