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NurseWords.com
dictionary of nursing abbreviations and acronyms
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Usually the phrase endorsement when used in nursing relates to obtaining a license in a state based on a current licensure in another state.
In some instances you might see endorsement used to mean areas of specialization.
Inpatient areas would include but not be limited to:
Cardiovascular
Critical Care
Dialysis
Emergency
Float
Hematology/Oncology
Infusion Therapy
Intermediate Care
Medical
Neuroscience
Orthopedics
Pediatrics
Perinatal
Psychiatry
Rehabilitation
Surgical
Transplant
Perioperative areas would include but not be limited to:
Cardiac
Colon and Rectal
General Surgery
Gynecologic, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Neurosurgery
Orthopedic
Otorhinolaryngology/ Oral/Ophthalmology
Perianesthesia
Plastic
Thoracic/Vascular
Transplant
Trauma/ Critical Care
Urology
Nurses also work in ambulatory areas of specialization including:
Allergy and Immunology
Arrhythmia Management Services
Cardiovascular Health Clinic
Cardiovascular Research Unit
Cardiovascular Subspecialty Clinics
Chemotherapy Administration Suite
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Diabetes Clinic
Donor Services Transfusion Medicine
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
GI Diagnostic Centers
Hospice Program
Infectious Diseases
Intensive Outpatient Program
Mayo Family Clinics
Nephrology & Hypertension
Neurology
Nuclear Cardiology
Orthopedic Surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Pain Service
Plastic Surgery
Preventive, Occupational, and Aerospace Medicine
Primary Care Internal Medicine
Primary Psychiatry and Psychology
Pulmonary Care and Critical Care
Radiology
Renal Function
Laboratory/Patient Studies
RN Research Coordinator Unit
Therapeutic Apheresis Unit
Urology
Urology Clinical Research
Vascular Ulcer/Wound Healing Clinic
This does not include the advanced practice nursing specialties.