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Combined Sets
CRMA+crma RECERT FOR CLA+CRMA Abbreviation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| BM | Bowel Movement |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| c w/a line over it | With |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| DSD | Dry Sterile Dressing |
| Het | Hematocrit |
| Hgb | Hemoglobin |
| MAR | Medication Adm inistration Record |
| NPO | Nothing By Mouth |
| I&O | Intake and Output |
| IV | Intravenous |
| noc* | Night |
| OTC | Over The Counter |
| PO or po | By Mouth |
| PR | Per Rectum |
| ROM | Range of Motion |
| Tx | Treatment |
| S w/a line over it | Without |
| TPR | Temperature, Pulse & Respiration |
| VS | Vital Signs |
| Wgt | Weight |
| c/o | Complaint of |
| FSBS | Finger Stick Blood Sugar |
| FBS | Fasting Blood Sugar |
| ac* | Before Meals |
| AD | Right Ear |
| AS | Left Ear |
| AU | Both Ears |
| ad lib | As Patient Desires |
| bid or BID | Two Times a Day |
| cap | Capsule |
| cc | Cubic Centimeter |
| d/c or D/C | Discontinue |
| GM, gm or G | Gram |
| gtt(s) | Drop(s) |
| HS | Hour of Sleep |
| I.U | International Units |
| Mcg | Microgram |
| mg | Milligrams |
| ml | Milliliter |
| OD | Right Eye |
| OS | Left Eye |
| OU | Both Eyes |
| oz | Ounce |
| prn | As Needed |
| Q or q* | Every |
| qd or QD | Once a Day |
| qh | Every Hour |
| q2H, q4H, q8H | Every 2, 4, 8 Hours |
| qhs | Every Night at Bedtime |
| qiq or QID | Four Times a Day |
| qod or QOD | Every Other Day |
| sc or sq | Subcutaneous |
| SL or sl | Sublingual |
| stat | At Once |
| supp | Suppository |
| susp | Suspension |
| tab | Tablet |
| tid or TID | Three Times a Day |
| T or TBS t or tsp | Tablespoon Teaspoon |
| U or Unit | Unit |
| ung or oint | Ointment |
| i or ii* | One or Two |
| pc* | After Meals |
| mEq | Milli Equivalents |
| *ASA | Aspirin |
| *Ca | Calcium |
| *Cl | Chloride |
| APAP | Acetaminophe4n |
| DSS | Colace |
| *FeSO4 | Ferrous Sulfate |
| *H2O | Water |
| *H2O2 | Hydrogen Peroxide |
| I | Iodine |
| *K | Potassium |
| KI | Potassium Iodine |
| KCL | Potassium Chloride |
| *LiCO3 | Lithium Carbonate |
| MG | Magnesium |
| *MOM | Milk of Magnesia |
| MS | Morphine Sulfate |
| Na | Sodium |
| *NaCL | Sodium Chloride |
| NS | Normal Saline |
| NTG | Nitroglycerine |
| *O2 | Oxygen |
| SSKI | Saturated solution of Potassium Iodine |
| N & V | Nausea & Vomiting |
| ac | before meals |
| pc | after meals |
| cc | cubic centimeter |
| qh | every day |
| gr | grain |
| stat | immediately, at once |
| p | after or post |
| s | without |
| c | with |
| Gm | gram |
| OS | left eye |
| OD | right eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| AS | left ear |
| AD | right ear |
| AU | both ears |
| QOD | every other day |
| QD | every day |
| bid | twice a day |
| tid | three times a day |
| BP | blood pressure |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| wgt | weight |
| prn | as needed |
| gtt | drop |
| mg | milligram |
| oz | ounce |
| ung | ointment |
| supp | suppository |
| qid | 4 times a day |
| cap | capsule |
| ASA | aspirin |
| LiCo3 | Lithium Carbonate |
| Na | sodium |
| d/c | discontinue |
| kg | kilogram |
| L | liter |
| mm | millimeters |
| cc | cubic centimeters |
| mg | milligram |
| ml | Milliliter |
| qh | every hour |
| sc or sq | subcontaneous |
| PO | by mouth |
| SL | sublinqual |
| pr | per rectum |
| 1 teaspoon = _____cc | 5cc |
| 1 tablespoon = _____tsp = _____cc | 3 tsp, 15 cc |
| 1 ounce = ___tbl = _____cc | 2 tbl, 30 cc |
| 1 kilogram = ________grams | 1000 |
| 1 gram = ______milligrams | 1000 |
| 1 milligram = _____micrograms | 1000 |
| 0.5 grams = ____grams = _____ milligrams | 1/2 grams, 500 milligrams |
| 65 milligrams = ___grain | 1 grain |
| 1 liter = ______ milliliters | 1000 |
| 1 meter = ______ millliliters | 1000 |
| liter measures ______ | volume |
| meter measures _______ | length |
| gram measures _______________ | weight |
| When admininstering meds, the labels need to be checked against the MAR 3 times before med is passed. these are: | Before pouring the med Immediately after pouring the med Before administering med |
| the 4 links in the chain of infection are? | a germ a place for germ to live a susceptible host a way for the germ to enter the host |
| what are three different ways a germ can enter host: | direct contact Indirect contact Airborne contact |
| the 7 rights of medication administration are: | right person, right med, right dose, right time, right route, right to know, right to refuse |
| What is the 8th right of med administration? | the right documenation |
| Sources of medication are | plants, animals, minerals, factories, microorganmisms |
| What 3 places do Schedule II drugs need to be recorded? | MAR Individual Narcotic Record Bound Book |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| ¯c | With |
| I & O | Intake & Output |
| IV | Intravenous |
| MAR | Medication Administration Record |
| NPO | Nothing By Mouth |
| N & V | Nausea & vomiting |
| OTC | Over the Counter |
| PO or po | By Mouth |
| PR | Per Rectum |
| ROM | Range of Motion |
| ¯s | Without |
| VS | Vital Signs |
| WGT | Weight |
| c/o | Complaint of |
| ac* | Before Meals |
| AD | Right Ear |
| AS | Left Ear |
| AU | Both Ears |
| bid or BID | Two times a day |
| cap | capsule |
| cc | Cubic Centimeter |
| d/c or D/C | Discontinue |
| dr | Dram |
| GM or gm or G | Gram |
| gtt(s) | Drop(s) |
| HS | Hour of Sleep |
| I.U. | International Units |
| Mcg | microgram |
| mg | milligrams |
| ml | millileters |
| OD | Right Eye |
| OS | Left Eye |
| OU | Both Eyes |
| oz | Ounce |
| prn | as needed |
| Q or q* | Every |
| qd or QD | Once a Day |
| qh | Every Hour |
| q2h, q4h, q8h | Every 2, 4, 8 hours |
| qhs | Every night at bedtime |
| qid or QID | Four times a day |
| qod or QOD | Every other day |
| sc or sq | Subcutaneous |
| SL or sl | Sublingual |
| stat | at once |
| supp | Suppository |
| tab | tablet |
| tid or TID | Three times a day |
| T or Tbs | Tablespoon |
| t or tsp | teaspoon |
| i or ii* | One or two |
| pc* | After meals |
| ASA | Aspirin |
| APAP | Acetaminophen |
| MOM | Milk of Magnesia |
| O2 | Oxygen |