Acronyms Flashcards
Memorize acronyms for medications, lab results, and legal.
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ANA (Governing Body)
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American Nursing Association
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QSEN
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Quality, Safety, Education for Nurses (QSEN Competencies)
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NPA
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Nurse Practice Act (Different for each state)
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JCO
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Joint Commission
(Patient Safety)
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BON
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Board of Nursing (One for each state)
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BP
A
Blood Pressure
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HR
A
Heart Rate
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RR
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Respiratory Rate
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SpO2
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Saturation of Peripheral Oxygen
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IOM
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Institue of Medicine
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ROM
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Range of Motion
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PERRLA
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Pupils: Equal, Round, Reactive to Light and Accommodations
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A P Et Monkey
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Aortic Valve, Pulmonary Valve, Erbs point, Tricuspid, and Mital Valve
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ADPIE
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Assess, Diagnosis, Implement, Evaluation
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AC
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Before Meals
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BID
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Twice a Day
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PC
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After meals
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TID
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Three times a day
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QID
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Four times a day
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ad Lib
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As desired
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PRN
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As needed
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Stat
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Immediately (Critical)
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q2h
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Every 2 hours
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q15min
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Every 15 minutes
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PO
By Mouth
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Sublingual
Under the tongue
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BUCC
Buccal (between the gums and cheek
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NPO
Nothing by mouth
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IV
Intravenous (Within the vein)
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IVPB
Intravenous Piggyback
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IVP
Intravenous Push
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IM
Intramuscular (In the muscle)
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ID
Intradermal (In the dermis)
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SubQ
Subcutaneous (beneath the cutaneous layer of skin)
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TD
Transdermal (Through the skin)(Patches)
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IO
Intraosseous (In the bone (marrow))
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RECT or PR
By Rectum
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VAG or PV
By Vagina
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ETT
Endotracheal Tube
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OS, OD, OU (No longer used)
Eye
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AS, AD, AU (No longer used)
Ear
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NG or NGT
Nasogastric Tube
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PEG
Percutaneous Endoscopic Tube
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D/C or d/c
discontinue
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ABD or Abd
Abdomen
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ABG
Arterial Blood Gas
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ADL
Activities of Daily Living
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AO or A&O
Alert and Oriented
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HH or H&H
Hemoglobin and Hematocrit
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DNR
Do not resuscitate
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Dx or DX
Diagnosis
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ECG
Electrocardiogram
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Fx or FX
Fracture
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hs
at bedtime
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