N113 Abbreviations

Question 1

ADLs

Answer 1

activities of daily life

Question 2

BADLs

Answer 2

basic activities of daily living

Question 3

BRP

Answer 3

bathroom privileges

Question 4

BSC

Answer 4

bedside commode

Question 5

NWB

Answer 5

non-weight bearing

Question 6

OOB

Answer 6

out of bed

Question 7

ROM

Answer 7

range of motion

Question 8

PWB

Answer 8

partial weight bearing

Question 9

TTWB

Answer 9

toe touch weight bearing

Question 10

WBAT

Answer 10

weight bearing as tolerated

Question 11

FT

Answer 11

feeding tube

Question 12

ID

Answer 12

intradermal

Question 13

IM

Answer 13

intramuscular

Question 14

IV

Answer 14

intravenous

Question 15

IVP

Answer 15

intravenous push

Question 16

IVPB

Answer 16

intravenous piggyback

Question 17

NG; NGT

Answer 17

nasogastric; nasogastric tube

Question 18

PO

Answer 18

per oral; orally; by mouth

Question 19

PR

Answer 19

per rectum

Question 20

SL

Answer 20

sublingual (route of medication administration); saline lock (vascular access status)

Question 21

subcut

Answer 21

subcutaneous

Question 22

Supp

Answer 22

suppository

Question 23

SUSP

Answer 23

suspension

Question 24

tab

Answer 24

tablet

Question 25

A/O

Answer 25

alert and oriented

Question 26

ALOC

Answer 26

altered level of consciousness

Question 27

AMS

Answer 27

altered mental status

Question 28

BP

Answer 28

blood pressure

Question 29

BS

Answer 29

bowel sounds; breath sounds; blood sugar (meaning depends on context)

Question 30

CSM or CMS

Answer 30

circulation, sensation, movement; circulation, movement, sensation (note commas)

Question 31

GCS

Answer 31

Glasgow Coma Scale

Question 32

HR

Answer 32

heart rate

Question 33

MAE

Answer 33

moves all extremities

Question 34

PEARL

Answer 34

pupils equal and reactive to light

Question 35

PERRLA

Answer 35

pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation

Question 36

PR

Answer 36

pulse rate

Question 37

RR

Answer 37

respiratory rate

Question 38

TPR

Answer 38

temperature, pulse, respiration (note commas)

Question 39

UTA

Answer 39

unable to assess

Question 40

VS

Answer 40

vital signs

Question 41

VSS

Answer 41

vital signs stable

Question 42

WDL

Answer 42

within defined limits

Question 43

WNL

Answer 43

within normal limits

Question 44

a (with line over it)

Answer 44

before

Question 45

AC

Answer 45

before meals

Question 46

ad lib

Answer 46

as desired

Question 47

BID

Answer 47

two (2) times per day

Question 48

p (with line over it)

Answer 48

after

Question 49

PC

Answer 49

after meals

Question 50

prn

Answer 50

as needed

Question 51

q

Answer 51

every

Question 52

QID

Answer 52

four (4) times a day

Question 53

STAT

Answer 53

at once/immediately

Question 54

TID

Answer 54

three (3) times per day

Question 55

WA

Answer 55

while awake

Question 56

amp

Answer 56

ampule

Question 57

c (with line over it)

Answer 57

with

Question 58

c/o

Answer 58

complains of

Question 59

CC

Answer 59

chief complaint

Question 60

CNS

Answer 60

central nervous system

Question 61

DNI

Answer 61

do not intubate

Question 62

DNR

Answer 62

do not resuscitate

Question 63

DOE

Answer 63

dyspnea on exertion

Question 64

dsg

Answer 64

dressing

Question 65

EHR

Answer 65

electronic health record

Question 66

EMR

Answer 66

electronic medical record

Question 67

F/U

Answer 67

follow-up

Question 68

FH, FHx

Answer 68

family history

Question 69

FM

Answer 69

face mask

Question 70

FSBS; FSBG

Answer 70

fingerstick blood sugar; fingerstick blood glucose

Question 71

h/o

Answer 71

history of

Question 72

H&P

Answer 72

history and physical

Question 73

HOB

Answer 73

head of bed

Question 74

HOH

Answer 74

hard of hearing

Question 75

HPI

Answer 75

history of present illness

Question 76

Hx

Answer 76

history

Question 77

I&O

Answer 77

intake & output (measuring fluid intake/output); in & out (type of urinary catheter)

Question 78

IS

Answer 78

incentive spirometer

Question 79

LOS

Answer 79

length of stay (# of days in hospital)

Question 80

LPM, L/min

Answer 80

liters per minute (usually referring to oxygen delivery)

Question 81

MAR

Answer 81

medication administration record

Question 82

N/V

Answer 82

nausea/vomiting; neurovascular check

Question 83

NAD

Answer 83

no acute distress; no abnormalities detected

Question 84

NC

Answer 84

nasal cannula (type of O2 delivery)

Question 85

NKA

Answer 85

no known allergies (note plural)

Question 86

NKDA

Answer 86

no known drug allergies (note plural)

Question 87

NPO

Answer 87

nothing per oral / nothing by mouth

Question 88

PCA

Answer 88

patient controlled analgesia

Question 89

per

Answer 89

by

Question 90

PIV

Answer 90

peripheral IV

Question 91

PMH, PMHx

Answer 91

past medical history

Question 92

POA

Answer 92

present on admission

Question 93

POC

Answer 93

point of care (e.g., performed at the bedside) or plan of care (e.g., care plan)

Question 94

POCT

Answer 94

point of care testing (e.g., a lab test performed at the bedside)

Question 95

POD

Answer 95

post-operative day (referring to how many days since surgery)

Question 96

pt

Answer 96

patient

Question 97

RRT

Answer 97

rapid response team

Question 98

ROS

Answer 98

review of systems

Question 99

s (with a line over it)

Answer 99

without

Question 100

s/p

Answer 100

status post

Question 101

SBAR

Answer 101

situation, background, assessment, recommendation

Question 102

SOB

Answer 102

shortness of breath

Question 103

TKO

Answer 103

to keep open

Question 104

TKVO

Answer 104

to keep vein open