Common Abbreviations A through R
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| a | before
The patient's orders state, "Enema a pre-op."
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| aa | of each
The patient will take two drops (gtts) aa medication at bedtime (hs).
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| abd | abdominl
The patient's abd is soft and nondistended.
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| a.c. | before meals
The patient is to take the medication a.c.
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| ADL | activity of daily living
The patient's ADL has decreased since her stroke.
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| ad lib | as desired
The patient may be out of bed (OOB) ad lib.
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| a.m. | in the morning
The patients are to be bathed in the a.m.
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| amt. | amount
The patient ate 30% of the amt. of his diet.
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| AROM | active range of motion
The doctor ordered AROM exercises for the patient.
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| AX | axillary (taken under the arm)
The infant's temperature was 98.2 (AX).
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| BID | two times per day
The doctor ordered the patient to sit up in the chair BID.
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| BM | bowel movement
The infant had BMs x7 for the previous 24 hours. (The x means times.)
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| BP | blood pressure
The patient's BP was 122/78. (This is a normal BP.)
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| BRP | bathroom privileges
The recovering fractured hip patient was granted BRP.
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| C | Celsius
The liquid oxygen was stored at -30° (Celsius).
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| C with a line on top |
The patient is to take the medication (the letter c with a line over the top) water.
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| cal | calorie
The dietician recommended that the patient be placed on a 2400 cal ADA diet.
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| cath | catheter
The doctor ordered a urinary cath for the patient with retention (who could not urinate).
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| CBR | complete bed rest
The patient with the myocardial infarction was placed on CBR.
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| cc | cubic centimeter
The patient was to receive 30cc's of the medication PO (by mouth).
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| CHF | congestive heart failure
The doctor ordered lasix, a diuretic, for the patient with CHF.
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| cm | centimeter
The infant's abdominal girth was 32 cms. (Abdominal girth is the diameter of the abdomen. It is measured in newborn infants in order to insure adequate digestion.)
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| CN | charge nurse
The CN wanted a report on the patient's vital signs.
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| CNS | central nervous system
The concussion caused the patient to have CNS depression.
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| c/o | complains of
The patient c/o angina with exertion. (Chest pain with activity.)
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| DC | discontinue
The doctor ordered the patient's IV to be DC'd.
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| DON | director of nurses
The DON was preparing the staff for a JACH visit.
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| Dr. | doctor
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| DX | diagnosis
The doctor was not prepared to offer a DX at this time.
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| F | Fahrenheit
The boy had an oral temperature of 100 (F).
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| FX | fracture
The boy fx'd his femur (the large bone located in the thigh).
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| GI | gastrointestinal
The patient was admitted in GI distress (stomach hurt)
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| gtt | drop
The patient was to take 3 gtts of medication in the left eye (O.S.).
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| GU | genitourinary
The man with a swollen prostate was admitted for GU complications
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| h | hour
The patient was to stay up in the chair for x3h.
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| H2O | water
The patient tolerated 100 cc's of H20
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| HOB | head of bed
The doctor's order stated that the patient should be kept in reverse Trendelenberg position.
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