- AACN
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- AAMC
Association of American Medical Colleges
- AANP
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- ACA
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- ACCME
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
- ACEN
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
- ACP
American College of Physicians
- ACPE
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
- ACS
American Community Survey
- ADN
associate degree in nursing
- AMA
American Medical Association
- ANA
American Nurses Association
- ANCC
American Nurses Credentialing Center
- AONE
American Organization of Nurse Executives
- APIN
Academic Progression in Nursing
- APRN
advanced practice registered nurse
- ARRA
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- BSN
bachelor of science in nursing
- Campaign
Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action
- CCNA
Center to Champion Nursing in America
- CCNE
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CHC
Community Health Center, Inc.
- CMA
California Medical Association
- CMMI
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
- CMS
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CNM
certified nurse midwife
- CNO
chief nursing officer
- CPS
Current Population Survey
- CRNA
certified registered nurse anesthetist
- DNP
doctor of nursing practice
- FQHC
federally qualified health center
- FTC
Federal Trade Commission
- GNE
(Medicare) Graduate Nursing Education
- HPAC
Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative
- HRSA
Health Resources and Services Administration
- INQRI
Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative
- IOM
Institute of Medicine
- IPE
interprofessional education
- IPEC
Interprofessional Education Collaborative
- IPEDS
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
- LPN
licensed practical nurse
- LVN
licensed vocational nurse
- MDS
Minimum Data Set
- MSN
master of science in nursing
- NAMCS
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
- NCES
National Center for Education Statistics
- NCIN
New Careers in Nursing
- NCIPE
National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education
- NCLEX
National Council Licensure Examination
- NCSBN
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
- NHIS
National Health Interview Survey
- NLN
National League for Nursing
- NMHC
nurse-managed health clinic
- NMNEC
New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium
- NP
nurse practitioner
- NPI
National Provider Identifier
- NSSNP
National Sample Survey of Nurse Practitioners
- NSSRN
National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
- OHSU
Oregon Health & Science University
- PA
physician assistant
- PIN
Partners Investing in Nursing's Future
- RN
registered nurse
- RWJF
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- SIP
State Implementation Program
- SOC
Standard Occupational Classification
- UHC
University HealthSystem Consortium
- VA
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- VHA
Veterans Health Administration
Publication Details
Copyright
Publisher
National Academies Press (US), Washington (DC)
NLM Citation
Committee for Assessing Progress on Implementing the Recommendations of the Institute of Medicine Report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health ; Institute of Medicine; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Altman SH, Butler AS, Shern L, editors. Assessing Progress on the Institute of Medicine Report The Future of Nursing. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2016 Feb 22. Acronyms and Abbreviations.