| ATLAS.ti | Qualitative Data Analysis Software |
| CCU | Critical Care Unit |
| CLT | Consolidated Labor Laws |
| GT | Grounded Theory |
| ICN | International Council of Nurses |
| IMCU | Intermediate Care Unit |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| PICC | Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter |
| SI | Symbolic Interactionism |
| Surgical NICU | Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| SUS | Unified Health System |
| TPN | Total Parenteral Nutrition |
| WHO | World Health Organization |