| ASPAN |
American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses |
| BOD |
Board of Directors |
| CAPA® |
Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse |
| CBO |
Competency Based Orientation |
| CPAN® |
Certified Perianesthesia Nurse |
| CPC |
Clinical Practice Committee |
| EBP |
Evidence Based Practice |
| ERAS |
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
| FASPAN |
Fellow of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses |
| ICPAN |
International Collaboration of PeriAnaesthesia Nurses |
| JBI |
Joanna Briggs Institute |
| JL Systems |
Information and Technology Company for the ASPAN National Office |
| JoPAN |
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing |
| KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
| NC |
National Conference |
| NDNQI |
National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators |
| NIWI |
Nurse in Washington Internship |
| NO |
National Office |
| PAI |
Performance and Improvement |
| PANAW |
PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week |
| PDE |
Perianesthesia Data Elements |
| RA |
Representative Assembly |
| RD |
Regional Director |
| S&G |
Standards and Guidelines |
| SME |
Subject Matter Expert |
| SNOMED |
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine |
| SPG |
Specialty Practice Group |
| SWT |
Strategic Work Team |
| TJC |
The Joint Commission |
| UAP |
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel |
| WTP |
Willingness-to-Participate |