a&e: Accident and Emergency
AACN: American Association of Critical Care Nurses
AAHP: American Association of Health Plans
AAN: American Academy of Nursing
AANP: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
AAPCC: Adjusted Average Per Capita Cost
AAPCC: American Association of Poison Control Centers
ABPANC: American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.
ACNP: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
ACNP-C: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Certified
ACOH: Asian Conference of Occupational Health
ADM: Advanced Diabetes Management
AFDC: Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AGI: Adjusted Gross Income
AGI: Alan Guttmacher Institute
AHA: American Heart Association
AHA: American Hospital Association
AHCPR: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
AMA: against medical advice
AMA: American Medical Association
AMC: academic medical center
ANP: Adult Nurse Practitioner
AORN: Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
APRN: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
ASL: Accreditation Status List
ASL: Ankylosing Spondylitis Lung
ASL: Average Speech Level
ASR: Accreditation Summary Report
ASR: Atrial Septal Resection
ASTHO: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
AWCH: Association of Welfare for Child Health
AWCH: Association of Welfare of Child Health
BBA: Balanced Budget Act of 1997
BBRA: Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999
BC: Board Certified
BHSI: Behavioral Health Services Initiative
BRFSS: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
CAPA: Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse
CCRN: Critical Care Registered Nurse
CDC: Cardiac Diagnostic Center