N

N/V – nausea and vomiting

NA – sodium, nursing assistant

NAD – no abnormality detected, no apparent distress

Narc – narcotic

NBICU – Newborn intensive care unit

NC – nasal cannula

NEB – nebulizer

Neg – negative

Nephrolithiasis – kidney stones

Neuro – neurological

Neut – neutrophils

Neurology – study of the nervous system

NG – nasogastric

NGT – nasogastric tube

NGTD – negative to date, no growth to date

NHL – non-Hodgkin lymphoma

NIBP – non-invasive blood pressure

NICE – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NICM – nonischemic cardiomyopathy

NICU – neonatal intensive care unit

NIH – National Institutes of Health

NKA – no known allergies

NKDA – no known drug allergies

NL – normal limits

NOC – night shift

Nocturnal hyperhidrosis – night sweats

Non op – non-operational

NP – nurse practitioner

NPA – nasopharyngeal airway

NPO – nothing by mouth

NREM sleep – nonrapid eye movement sleep

NS – normal saline

NSAID – nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

NSG – nursing

NSR – normal sinus rhythm

NSICU -neuroscience intensive care unit

NST – nonstress test

NTG – nitroglycerin

NTND – non-tender, non- distended

NVD – normal vaginal delivery, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

NWB – non-weight-bearing