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Abbreviations Flashcards

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AD

A

Alzheimer’s Disease

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ADL

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Activities of Daily Living

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AE

A

Anti embolism

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AED

A

Automated External Defibrillator

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AHA

A

American Heart Association

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AIDS

A

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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ALR

A

Assisted Living Residence

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ALS

A

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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AMD

A

Age related macular degeneration

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ASL

A

American Sign Language

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BLS

A

Basic Life support

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BM ; BMs

A

Bowel Movement (s)

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BP

A

Blood pressure

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BPD

A

Borderline Personality Disorder

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BPH

A

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

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C

A

Centigrade

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CDC

A

Centers for disease control and prevention

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C. Diff

A

Clostridium difficile

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CMS

A

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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CNS

A

Central Nervous System

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CO2

A

Carbon Dioxide

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COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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CVA

A

Cerebrovascual Accident

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DNR

A

Do Not Resuscitate

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DON

A

Director Of Nursing

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E. Coli

A

Each Erich is Coli

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EEOC

A

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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EHR

A

Electronic Health Record

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EMR

A

Electronic Medical Record

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EMS

A

Emergency Medical Services

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EPHI; ePHI

A

Electronic protected health information

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F

A

Fahrenheit

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FBAO

A

Foreign body airway obstruction

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FDA

A

Food and Drug Administration

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GI

A

Gastric intestinal

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Gtt

A

Drops

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Gtt/min

A

Drops per minute

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HAI

A

Healthcare associated infection

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HBV

A

Hepatitis B Virus

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Hg

A

Mercury

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HIPAA

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

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HIV

A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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IBD

A

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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ID

A

Identification

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I & O

A

Intake and Output

47
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IPV

A

Intimate partner violence

48
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IV

A

Intravenous

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L/min

A

Liters per minute

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LPN

A

Licensed Practical Nurse

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LVN

A

Licensed Vocational Nurse

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MDRO

A

Multi-drug resistant organism

53
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MDS

A

Minimum Data Sheet

54
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mg

A

Milligram

55
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MI

A

Myocardial Infarction

56
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mL

A

Milliliter

57
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mL/ hr

A

Milliliter per hour

58
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mm

A

Millimeter

59
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mm Hg

A

Millimeters of mercury

60
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MRSA

A

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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MS

A

Multiple sclerosis

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MSD

A

Musculoskeletal disorder

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NATCEP

A

Nursing Assistant training and competency evaluation program

64
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NCSBN

A

National Council Of State Boards Of Nursing

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NG

A

Naso-gastric

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NIA

A

National Institute On Aging

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NPO

A

Nothing by mouth

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NPUAP

A

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel

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O2

A

Oxygen

70
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OBRA

A

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

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OCD

A

Obsessive Compulsive disorder

72
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OPIM

A

Other potentially infectious materials

73
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OSHA

A

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

74
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Oz

A

Ounce

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PASS

A

Pull the safety pin, aim low, squeeze the lever,sweep back and forth.

76
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PHI

A

Protected Health Information

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PPE

A

Personal protective equipment

78
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PROM

A

Passive range of motion

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PTSD

A

Post traumatic stress disorder

80
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RA

A

Rheumatoid Arthritis

81
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RACE

A

Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish

82
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RBC

A

Red Blood Cells

83
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RN

A

Registered Nurse

84
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ROM

A

Range Of Motion

85
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RRT

A

Rapid Response Team

86
Q

SCA

A

Sudden cardiac arrest

87
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SDS

A

Safety Data Sheet

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SNF

A

Skilled Nursing Facility

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SpO2

A

Saturation of peripheral oxygen concentration

90
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STD

A

Sexually Transmitted Disease

91
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TB

A

Tuberculosis

92
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TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack

93
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TJC

A

The Joint Commission

94
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TPR

A

Temperature, pulse, and respiration’s

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U/A

A

Urinalysis

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USDA

A

United States Department of Agriculture

97
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UTI

A

Urinary Tract Infection

98
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VF; V-fib

A

Ventricular fibrillation

99
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VRE

A

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci

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WBC

A

White blood cell

CNA Abbreviations (2 decks)

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