cna Flashcards
A with line over it
before
abd
abdomen
a.c or ac with line over it
before meals
adl
activity of daily living
ad lib
as desired
adm
adminstrator
Am
morning
amb
ambulate
amt
amount
AP
apical
ASAP
as soon as possible
bid
2 times a day
BM
bowel movement
B/P or BP
blood pressure
BR
bedrest
BRP
bathroom privileges
BSC
Bedside commode
C with line over it
with
cath
catheter
cc
cubic centimeter
c/o
complains of
DC or D/C
discontinue, stop
DON
director of nursing
dx
diagnosis
FF
force fluids
h or hr
hour
H20
Water
HA or H/A
headache
HOH
hard of hearing
hs
hour of sleep, bedtime
I&O
intake and output
ml
milliliter 1 ml = 1 cc
NA
sodium (salt)
NAS
no added salt
Neg
negative
NPO
nothing by mouth
OOB
out of bed
OT
occupational therapy
P with line over it
after
p.c or pc with line over it
after meals
PM
afternoon or evening
PO
by mouth
PR
per (or by) rectum
PRN
as needed
PT
physical therapy
q
every
qd
every day
qhs
every hour of sleep
qid
four times a day
qod
every other day
RCP
resident care plan
ROM
range of motion
S with line over it
without
SOB
shortness of breath
Stat
immediately
tid
three times a day
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
u/a or U/A
urinalysis
VS
vital signs
W/C
Wheelchair
wt
Weight
x
times
void
urinate
ambulate
walk
incontinent
loss of control of bowels and bladder
d/t
due to
Dr
doctor
dr
dining room
NCS
no concentrated sweets