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CNA Abbreviations

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Term
Definition
@   At  
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CMO   Comfort Measures Only  
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DNR   Do Not Resuscitate  
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DandI   Dry & Intact  
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HOB   Head of Bed  
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HOH   Hard of Hearing  
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__ ac   before meals  
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__ C   With  
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C   Celsius/Centigrade  
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BKA   Below Knee Amputation  
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As tol   As tolerated  
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Ad lib   As desired  
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Bid   Twice a day  
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IDDM   Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus  
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CDC   Center for Disease Control  
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AKA   Above Knee Amputation  
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BRP   Bathroom Privileges  
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BM   Bowel Movement  
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BP   Blood Pressure  
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CVA   Cerebral Vascular Accident  
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CPR   Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation  
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ASAP   As Soon As Possible  
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LUQ   Left Upper Quadrant  
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LUE   Left Upper Extremity  
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HS   Hour of Sleep  
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CC   Cubic Centimeter  
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Abd   Abdomen  
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Amb   Ambulate  
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Adm   Admission  
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ADL   Activities of Daily Living  
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Amt   Amount  
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CA   Cancer  
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d/c   Discharge/Discontinue  
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Gtt/gtts   Drop/Drops  
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DSG   Dressing  
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Dx   Diagnosis  
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Fx   Fracture  
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FF   Force Fluids  
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FBS   Fasting Blood Sugar  
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ECG/EKG   Electrocardiogram  
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Ht   Height  
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Hyper   High/Above  
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Hypo   Low/Below  
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LPN   Licensed Practical Nurse  
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LLQ   Left lower quadrant  
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c/o   Complain of  
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Dr   Doctor  
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CNA   Certified Nursing Assistant  
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AM   Morning  
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H2O   Water  
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O2   Oxygen  
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AKA   Above knee amputation  
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MI   Myocardial Infarction  
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ml   milliliter  
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Mn   Midnight  
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NIDDM   Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus  
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NAS   No added salt  
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NPO   Nothing by mouth  
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N & V   Nausea & Vomiting  
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OJ   Orange Juice  
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OOB   Out of bed  
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OTC   Over the counter  
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oz   ounce  
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p   After  
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pc   after meals  
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PM   Afternoon/evening  
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PPE   Personal Protective Equipment  
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Pre   Before  
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po   by mouth  
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Post   After  
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Post-op   After surgery  
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Pre-op   Before surgery  
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Prn   as necessary  
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Pt   Patient  
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PT   Physical Therapy  
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q   Every  
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qd   Everyday/daily  
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qh   Every hour  
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q2h   Every 2 hours  
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qhs   Every hour of sleep  
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qid   4 times a day  
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qod   Every other day  
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R   Rectal  
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RLE   Right lower extremities  
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RLQ   Right lower quadrant  
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RN   Registered Nurse  
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ROM   Range of motion  
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RUE   Right upper extremity  
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RUQ   Right upper quadrant  
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Rx   Treatment/prescription  
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I & O   Intake & Output  
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Lb   Pound  
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SSE   Soap suds enema  
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STAT   At once/immediately  
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Sx   Symptoms  
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Tid   3 times a day  
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TPR   Temperature/Pulse/Respiration  
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Tx   Treatment  
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x   times  
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s   without  
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SOB   Shortness of breath  
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UA   Urinalysis  
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URI   Upper respiratory infection  
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VS   Vital signs  
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w/c   wheel chair  
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WNL   Within normal limits  
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wt   weight  
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BR   Bed rest  
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CBC   Complete blood count  
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CHF   Congestive Heart Failure  
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CL Liq   Clear liquid  
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COPD   Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease  
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DJD   Degenerative Joint Disease  
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DOA   Dead on arrival  
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DOB   Date of birth  
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DON   Director of nursing  
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ER   Emergency room  
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F   Fahrenheit  
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FL (fld)   Fluid  
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L   Left or Liter  
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Meds   Medications  
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Min   Minute  
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NA   Nursing Assistant  
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OT   Occupational Therapy  
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Per   By, through  
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qs   Sufficient quantity  
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Rehab   Rehabilitation  
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Resp   Respiration  
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Ft   Foot or feet  
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GI   Gastrointestinal  
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GU   Genitourinary  
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HBV   Hepatitis B virus  
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HIV   Human Immunodeficiency virus  
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H (hr)   Hour  
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ICU   Intensive Care Unit  
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In   Inch  
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IV   Intravenous  
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Rt   Right  
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STD   Sexually Transmitted Disease  
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UTI   Urinary Tract Infection  
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WBC   White Blood Cells  
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Tbsp   Tablespoon  
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Tsp   Teaspoon  
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TIA   Transient Ischemic Attack  
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