ACRN = AIDS Certified Registered Nurse ANP = Adult Nurse Practitioner AOCN = Advanced Oncology Certification in Nursing APRN = Advanced Practice Registered Nurse BA = Bachelor of Arts BC = Board certified (American Nurses Credentialing Center) CEN = Certified Emergency Nurse CCM = Certified Case Manager CCNS = Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist CCRN = Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse CCTC = Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator CGRN= Certified Gastroenterology Registered Nurse CHCE = Certified Homecare/Hospice Executive CHE = Certified Healthcare Executive CHES = Certified Health Education Specialist CMSRN = Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse CNAA = Certified Nurse Administrator Advanced CNM = Certified Nurse Midwife CNRN = Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse CPAN = Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse CPHQ = Certified Person in Healthcare Quality CRN = Certified Radiologic Nurse CRRN = Certified in Rehabilitation Nursing CWOCN = Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse CS = Clinical Specialist DNSc =Doctor of Nursing Science DrPH = Doctor of Public Health EdD = Doctor of Education FAAN = Fellow, American Academy of Nursing FAANP = Fellow, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners FAAOHN = Fellow, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses FACHE = Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives FACNM = Fellow, American College of Nurse-Midwives FAEN = Fellow, Academy of Emergency Nursing FAHA = Fellow, American Heart Association FAPWCA = Fellow, American Professional Wound Care Association FGSA = Fellow, Gerontological Society of America FNAP = Fellow, National Academy of Practices GNP = Geriatric Nurse Practitioner JD = Juris Doctorate MA = Master of Arts MBA = Master’s in Business Administration M Div = Master of Divinity M Phil = Master of Philosophy MN = Master of Nursing MS = Master of Science MSA = Master of Science in Administration MSN = Master of Science in Nursing NP = Nurse Practitioner ONC = Orthopaedic Nurse Certified ScD (hons) = Doctor of Science, honoris causa Australian Credentials ACGEN = Australian Credentialed Gastroenterology Nurse B App Sc = Bachelor of Applied Science BN = Grad Dip Nsg DEd = Doctor of Education Dip App Sc = Diploma of Applied Science FANZCMHN = Fellow, Australian & New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses FRCNA = Fellow, Royal College of Nursing Australia RPN = Registered Psychiatric Nurse RM = Registered Midwife New Zealand Credentials MCNA (NZ) = Member, College of Nurses Aotearoa New Zealand RGON = Registered General and Obstetric Nurse United Kingdom Credentials BSc = Bachelor of Science CBiol = Chartered BiologistDASE = post graduate diploma, advanced study of education FBiol = Fellow, Institute of Biology FRCN = Fellow, Royal College of Nursing FRSA = Fellow, Royal Society for Arts ILTM = Institute for Learning and Teaching, Member RNM = Registered Mental Nurse RNMH = Registered Nurse for the Mentally Handicapped RNT RN RM = Specialist Certificate in Neuromedicine/Neurosurgery |
INANE GLOSSARY for ABBREVIATIONS OF CREDENTIALS (USA)