WakeMed Health & Hospitals Glossary

AAP American Academy of Pediatrics AATS American Association of Thoracic Surgeons ACC American College of Cardiology ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACOG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ADA American Diabetes Association AED Adult Emergency Department AHA American Heart Association ALOS Average Length of Stay AMSN Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses ANCC American Nurses Credentialing Center ANPD Association for Nursing Professional Development AONE American Organization of Nurse Executives AORN Association of periOperative Registered Nurses AVA Association for Vascular Access AVS After Visit Summary AWHONN Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses BHRN Behavioral Health Rounding Nurse BHRT Behavioral Health Response Team BHWG Behavioral Health Workgroup BNP Brain Natriuretic Peptide BPA Best Practice Advisory CAUTI Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CEA Clinical Evaluation Area CED Children’s Emergency Department CICU Cardiac Intensive Care Unit CLABSI Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection CNC Clinical Nurse Council CNO Chief Nursing Officer CNS Clinical Nurse Specialist CO Clinical Orientation CON Certificate of Need CPOE Computerized Physician Order Entry CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPU Chest Pain Unit CRM Clinical Resource Management CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist C-SSRS Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale CTC Charting the Course CTICU Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit CVC Central Venous Catheter CVIC Cardiovascular Intermediate Care CVICU Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit CVSIC Cardiovascular Surgery Intermediate Care DME Durable Medical Equipment DV Domestic Violence DVFRT Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team ECCR Early Critical Care Rehabilitation ECU Eastern Carolina University ED Emergency Department EHR Electronic Health Record eICU Electronic Intensive Care Unit EMR Electronic Medical Record EMS Emergency Medical Services ERAS Enhanced Recovery After Surgery ESI Emergency Severity Index EST Executive Steering Team FAST Follow A Specimen Today FMLA Family Medical Leave Act FONAC Future of Nursing Action Coalition FTE Full-time Equivalent GPS Guide to Professional Success H2H Happy 2 Help HAPI Hospital-acquired Pressure Injury HAPU Hospital-acquired Pressure Ulcer HCAHPS Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems HCPPPA Heart Center Pre-Post Procedure Area HCPPPC Heart Center Pre/Post Procedure Care Unit HF Heart Failure HR Human Resources HVS Heart and Vascular Services HWE Healthy Work Environment ICU Intensive Care Unit IOM Institute of Medicine IRB Institutional Review Board L&D Labor and Delivery LVAD Left Ventricular Assist Device LWBS Left Without Being Seen MBS Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Care of the Bariatric Patient Committee Committee MCCS Mobile Critical Care Services MCS Mechanical Cardiac Support MEC Medical Executive Committee MHT Mental Health Technician MI Myocardial Infarction MICU Medical Intensive Care Unit NCBON North Carolina Board of Nursing NCHSAA North Carolina High School Athletic Association NCNA North Carolina Nurses Association NCONL North Carolina Organization for Nurse Leaders NEC Nurse Executive Committee NEO New Employee Orientation NFM Nursing Frontline Management NGN New Graduate Nurse NGNF New Graduate Nurse Fellowship NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NIT National Teaching Institute NLSC Non-labor Steering Committee NPD Nursing Professional Development NPDP Nursing Professional Development Program NUOAA National United Ostomy Association of America NV-HAP Non-ventilator Hospital-associated Pneumonia OD Organizational Development OLT Operational Leadership Team OR Operating Room PACU Post Anesthesia Care Unit PAT Pre-Anesthesia Testing PDO Paid Days Off PDP Professional Development Program PDSA Plan Do Study Act PFCC Patient and Family Centered Care PFE Patient and Family Experience PFEOC Patient and Family Experience Oversight Committee PICC Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter PICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit PIV Peripheral Intravenous PPI Parental Presence during Induction PRC Professional Research Consultants PSA Pyramid Society Award ReDS Remote Dielectric Sensing RPIW Rapid Process Improvement Workshop RRT Rapid Response Team SEND Off Structured Engaged Nursing Discharge SLT Strategic Leadership Team SNF Skilled Nursing Facility STEMI ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction STICU Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit STS Society of Thoracic Surgeons TGTF Transformation Guiding Task Force USGPIV Ultrasound Guided Peripheral IV WCPSS Wake County Public School System WP&B Women’s Pavilion and Birthplace WPP WakeMed Physician Practice WW2E WakeWay 2 Excellence