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  2. Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape - Wikipedia

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    Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) is a training concept originally developed by the British during World War II. It is best known by its military acronym and prepares a range of Western forces to survive when evading or being captured.

  3. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    COLD Chronic obstructive lung disease: COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019: CP Cerebral palsy: CP/CPPS: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: CPDD Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease: CPM Central pontine myelinolysis: CPPS Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (see UCPPS) CRE Carbapenem ...

  4. Acronyms in healthcare - Wikipedia

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    A number of sources provide lists of initialisms and acronyms commonly used in health care. The terms listed are used in the English language within the healthcare systems and by healthcare professionals of various countries. [3] Examples of terms include BP, COPD, [9] TIMI score, and SOAP. [10] There is no standardised list. [3]

  5. 80 Acronym Examples You Should Know - AOL

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    AM/PM. Abbreviations for “ante meridiem” and “post meridiem” ASAP. As soon as possible. BOGO. Buy one, get one. BOPUS. Buy online, pick up in store

  6. Residential care - Wikipedia

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    Many residential facilities are designed for elderly people who do not need 24-hour nursing care but are unable to live independently. Such facilities may be described as assisted living facilities, board and care homes, or rest homes. They typically provide a furnished or unfurnished room, together with all meals and housekeeping and laundry ...

  7. Hospice, Inc. - The Huffington Post

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    Nursing homes serve roughly three times as many patients in a year as hospices do. Yet even with these differences, a comparison is useful because both types of health providers are regulated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and both tend to frail, typically elderly populations.

  8. Nursing home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Administration of nursing homes are the state to local department of health direct to local contracts, generally for-profit. [citation needed] Depending on size, staff may include those responsible for individual departments (i.e., accounting, human resources, etc.). Nursing home administrators are required to be licensed to run nursing facilities.

  9. Nursing home - Wikipedia

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    Nursing homes may also be referred to as care homes, skilled nursing facilities (SNF) or long-term care facilities. Often, these terms have slightly different meanings to indicate whether the institutions are public or private, and whether they provide mostly assisted living , or nursing care and emergency medical care .