Abbreviations Flashcards
AD
Alzheimer’s Disease
ADL
Activities of Daily Living
AE
Anti embolism
AED
Automated External Defibrillator
AHA
American Heart Association
AIDS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ALR
Assisted Living Residence
ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
AMD
Age related macular degeneration
ASL
American Sign Language
BLS
Basic Life support
BM ; BMs
Bowel Movement (s)
BP
Blood pressure
BPD
Borderline Personality Disorder
BPH
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
C
Centigrade
CDC
Centers for disease control and prevention
C. Diff
Clostridium difficile
CMS
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CNS
Central Nervous System
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
CVA
Cerebrovascual Accident
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
DON
Director Of Nursing
E. Coli
Each Erich is Coli
EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EHR
Electronic Health Record
EMR
Electronic Medical Record
EMS
Emergency Medical Services
EPHI; ePHI
Electronic protected health information
F
Fahrenheit
FBAO
Foreign body airway obstruction
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
GI
Gastric intestinal
Gtt
Drops
Gtt/min
Drops per minute
HAI
Healthcare associated infection
HBV
Hepatitis B Virus
Hg
Mercury
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
IBD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ID
Identification
I & O
Intake and Output
IPV
Intimate partner violence
IV
Intravenous
L/min
Liters per minute
LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
LVN
Licensed Vocational Nurse
MDRO
Multi-drug resistant organism
MDS
Minimum Data Sheet
mg
Milligram
MI
Myocardial Infarction
mL
Milliliter
mL/ hr
Milliliter per hour
mm
Millimeter
mm Hg
Millimeters of mercury
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MS
Multiple sclerosis
MSD
Musculoskeletal disorder
NATCEP
Nursing Assistant training and competency evaluation program
NCSBN
National Council Of State Boards Of Nursing
NG
Naso-gastric
NIA
National Institute On Aging
NPO
Nothing by mouth
NPUAP
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
O2
Oxygen
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
OCD
Obsessive Compulsive disorder
OPIM
Other potentially infectious materials
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Oz
Ounce
PASS
Pull the safety pin, aim low, squeeze the lever,sweep back and forth.
PHI
Protected Health Information
PPE
Personal protective equipment
PROM
Passive range of motion
PTSD
Post traumatic stress disorder
RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
RACE
Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish
RBC
Red Blood Cells
RN
Registered Nurse
ROM
Range Of Motion
RRT
Rapid Response Team
SCA
Sudden cardiac arrest
SDS
Safety Data Sheet
SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
SpO2
Saturation of peripheral oxygen concentration
STD
Sexually Transmitted Disease
TB
Tuberculosis
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
TJC
The Joint Commission
TPR
Temperature, pulse, and respiration’s
U/A
Urinalysis
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
VF; V-fib
Ventricular fibrillation
VRE
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
WBC
White blood cell