ABBREVIATIONS/RIGHTS Flashcards
1
Q
RIGHTS OF MEDICATIONS
A
Right drug
Right dose
Right patient
Right route
Right time
Right documentation
2
Q
VITAL SIGNS
A
VS
3
Q
LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
A
LOC
4
Q
TEMPERATURE
A
T
5
Q
PULSE
A
P
6
Q
RESPIRATION
A
R
7
Q
HEART RATE
A
HR
8
Q
BLOOD PRESSURE
A
BP
9
Q
OXYGEN SATURATION
A
SaO2
10
Q
ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS
A
ABG
11
Q
MORNING
A
AM
12
Q
EVENING
A
PM
13
Q
THREE TIMES A DAY
A
TID
14
Q
FOUR TIMES A DAY
A
QID
15
Q
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
A
PPE
16
Q
IMMEDIATELY
A
STAT
17
Q
TOPICALLY
A
NO ABBREVIATION
18
Q
BY MOUTH
A
PO
19
Q
SUBCUTANEOUSLY
A
subQ
20
Q
INTRAMUSCULARLY
A
IM
21
Q
INTRAVENOUSLY
A
IV
22
Q
INTAKE AND OUTPUT
A
I&O
23
Q
NO KNOWN ALLERGIES
A
NKA
24
Q
ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
A
AD
25
Q
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
A
ADLs
26
Q
BOWEL MOVEMENT
A
BM
27
Q
NAUSEA AND VOMITTING
A
N&V
28
Q
FREELY OR AS DESIRED
A
ad lib
29
Q
OUT OF BED
A
OOB
30
Q
BEFORE MEALS
A
ac
31
Q
AFTER MEALS
A
pc
32
Q
NOTHING BY MOUTH
A
NPO
33
Q
HOUR
A
h
34
Q
EVERY
A
q
35
Q
AS NEEDED
A
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