Common Abbreviations A through R
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| show | (before) The patient's orders state, "Enema a pre-op." Explanation The abbreviation a is Latin for ante and means before.
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| show | (of each) The patient will takes two drops (gtts) aa medication at bedtime (hs). Explanation Standing for another word, the Latin ana, aa means of each.
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| show | a.c. (before meals) The patient is to take the medication a.c. Explanation This is Latin for ante cibum and means before meals.
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| show | (activity of daily living) The patient's ADL has decreased since her stroke. Explanation ADL tells what patients can or should do on a daily basis.
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| show | (as desired) The patient may be out of bed (OOB) ad lib. Explanation Ad lib denotes that the patient may have something as desired.
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| show | (morning) The patients are to be bathed in the a.m. Explanation This stands for the Latin ante meridiem and means before noon.
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| show | (amount) The patient ate 30% of the amt. of his diet. Explanation Amount usually describes volume.
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| show | (active range of motion) The doctor ordered AROM exercises for the patient. Explanation Active range of motion, AROM, usually refers to physical therapy or patient activity. It denotes normal full motion.
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| show | (axillary) The infant's temperature was 98.2 (AX). Explanation Axillary refers to temperature under the arm. In newborn infants, temperatures are usually recorded in this manner to not damage the rectum.
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| show | (bowel movement) The infant had BMs x7 for the previous 24 hours. (The x means times.) Explanation BM denotes the number of actual bowel movements the patient has. This is usually recorded for intake and output purposes.
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| show | (bathroom privileges) The recovering fractured hip patient was granted BRP. Explanation Patients may be placed on bed rest but allowed to get up out of bed to go to the bathroom.
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| show | (with) The patient is to take the medication water. Explanation This symbol is commonly used in nurses' notes and doctors' progress notes. The small c with a line over the top denotes "with."
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| show | (calorie) The dietician recommended that the patient be placed on a 2400 cal ADA diet. Explanation Cal is utilized in the description of a particular diet: 2400 cal ADA diet.
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| show | (complete bed rest) The patient with the myocardial infarction was placed on CBR. Explanation Patients are placed on complete bed rest when activity could cause complications. Such an order is common for patients following a heart attack.
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| show | (congestive heart failure) The doctor ordered lasix, a diuretic, for the patient with CHF. Explanation Congestive heart failure is a condition in which too much fluid presses against the lungs and the heart.
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| show | (director of nurses) The DON was preparing the staff for a JACH visit. Explanation This is pronounced D - O - N, not don. It refers to the head of nursing in a facility. There is only one DON to a facility.
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| show | (doctor) The Dr. was in the OR and not available for consultations. Explanation Dr. is a shortened for doctor. Doctors were not always called doctors. In fact, a surgeon was usually the town barber because he was the one who had all the blades.
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| show | (Fahrenheit) The boy had an oral temperature of 100 (F). Explanation Fahrenheit is the unit of measure for temperature used in the United States. To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, you must subtract 32, multiply by 5, and divide by 9.
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| show | (fracture) The boy fx'd his femur (the large bone located in the thigh). Explanation This is a shortened reference for fracture.
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| show | (drop) The patient was to take 3 gtts of medication in the left eye (O.S.). Explanation This abbreviation refers to the Latin word gutta, which means drop. It's used in connection with medication.
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| show | (water) The patient tolerated 100 cc's of H20 Explanation H2O is the chemical designation for water (hydrogen and oxygen).
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| show | (head of bed) The doctor's order stated that the patient should be kept in reverse Trendelenberg position. Explanation HOB is an acronym for head of bed.
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| show | (intake and output) The patient with CHF (congestive heart failure) was placed on I/O. Explanation Patients with certain conditions may require an accurate recording of the amount of fluid they take in and release over a given 24-hour period.
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| show | (kilogram) The patient weighed 110 kgs. Explanation One kilogram equals 2.2 pounds
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| show | (liter) The patient had 2.4 L of fluid recorded on her I/O sheet. Explanation One liter equals 1,000 cc's or 33.8 ounces.
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| show | (lower extremity; left lower extremity; left upper extremity) The patient was c/o LUE pain. Explanation These are acronyms for lower extremity, left lower extremity, and left upper extremity.
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| show | (nothing by mouth) The pre-op patient was NPO. Explanation NPO stands for nothing per oral. It's always used in reference to a patient.
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| show | (nausea and vomiting) The patient was c/o N/V x2 days. Explanation N/V is a very logical abbreviation for nausea and vomiting.
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| show | (both eyes) The patient was to receive 3 gtts O.U. Explanation This is Latin for oculus uterque.
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| show | (after) The patient was to have his dressings changed his a.m. care. Explanation This is an abbreviation for post or after.
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| show | (pulse) The patient had a 78 P rate. Explanation P is an abbreviation for pulse. A pulse is recorded in beats per minute. A radial pulse -wrist, popliteal pulse-knee, an apical pulse on the chest, a carotid pulse neck, and a pedal pulse on the foot.
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| show | (evening) The patient did not want to take his bath until the p.m. Explanation The abbreviation p.m. stands for post meridiem (after noon).
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| show | (as needed) The sedative was ordered on a prn basis. Explanation This abbreviation is Latin for pro re nata, which literally means "for an occasion that has arisen"
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| show | (passive range of motion) The arthritic patient was given PROM exercises. Explanation PROM usually refers to passive exercises that are stopped when resistance of any kind is met.
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| show | patient) The pt. was ambulating ad lib. Explanation The abbreviation pt. refers quite logically to patient.
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| show | (four times a day) The patient's Maalox order was changed to qid. Explanation The Latin phrase for qid is quater in die. This usually refers to how often both a procedure should be performed and medications should be given.
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| show | (every other day) The order was for physical therapy qod. Explanation The Latin phrase for qod is quaque outro die. This means that usually a procedure should be performed every other day.
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| show | (quantity not sufficient) The amt. on urine output was QNS. Explanation The Latin phrase for QNS is quantum non sufficit.
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| show | (quantity sufficient) The patient's urine output was QS in regard to his I/O. Explanation Okay, after all these Latin phrases, I'll bet you know what this stands for. Here it is, though, just in case you got sleepy: quantum sufficit.
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| show | (respirations) The patient's vital signs showed that she had tachypnea (fast respiration rate) with a rate of 44 R. Explanation Respirations are counted in how many breaths are taken per minute.
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| show | (prescription) The doctor ordered the patient's Rx and left it with the pharmacist. Explanation Rx actually stands for recipe of prescription.
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