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Ā

Before

Ad lib

As desired

ADL's

Activities of daily living

Amb

Ambulate


Ambulatory

Amt

Amount

Ap

Apical

As tol

As tolerated

Ax.

Axillary (armpit)

BID

2x a day

BM

Bowel movement

BP

blood pressure

BPM

Beats per minute

BRP

Bathroom privileges

BSC

Bedside commode

C

Centigrade

Cath.

Catheter

C. diff

Clostridium difficile

CHF

Congestive heart failure

c/o

Complains of

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CVA

Cerebravascular accident


( stoke )

DAT

Diet as tolerated

DNR

Do not resuscitate

DOB

Date of birth

DON

Director of nursing

Dx

Diagnosis

F

Fahrenheit

FF

Force fluids

Ft

Foot

H2O

Water

Hr

Hour


HBV

Hepatitis B virus

HOB

Head of bed

HS

Hours of sleep

Ht

Height

HTN

Hypertension

Hyper

Above Normal

Hypo

Less then normal

I&O

Intake and output

Inc

Incontinent

Isol

Isolation

IV

Intravenous

Lab

Laboratory

Lb.

Pound

LTC

Long term care

Meds

Medications

mL

Milliliter

N/A

Not applicable

NKA

No known allergies

NPO

Nothing by mouth

O2

Oxygen

OOB

Out of bed

Oz

Ounces

P

After

Peri care

Perineal care

Per os

By mouth

PPE

Personal protective equipment

Prn

When necessary

q

Every

q2h

Every 2 hours

q3h

Every 3 hours

q4h

Every 4 hours

R

Respirations

Rehab

Rehabilitation

RF

Restrict fluids

ROM

Range of motion.

S

Without

S&S

Signs and symptoms

SOB

Shortness of breath

Spec.

Specimen

Stat

Immediately

Temp

Temperature

TB

Tuberculosis

TID

Three times a day

TPR

Temperature, pulse, and respiration

UTI

Urinary tract infections

VS

Vital signs

WC

Wheel chair

Wt.

Weight

N.O

Nursing order

PO

By mouth

TF

Tube feeding

Ac

Before meals

S

Without

Qod

Every other day

qd

Every day

Pc

After meals

Sx

Symptoms

Hx

History

HOH

Hard of hearing