Nursing abbreviations Flashcards
A.c
Before food
Abdo
Abdominal
ADL
Activities of daily living
AF
Atrial Fibrillation
A/B
Antibiotic
Ant.
Anterior
B.D or B.I.D
Twice daily
BM
Bowel motion
BO
Bowels opened
BNO
Bowels not opened
B/P
Blood pressure
BSL
Blood sugar level
Bilat.
Bilateral
Ca
Cancer
CAD
Coronary artery disease
CCU
Critical Care Unit
CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
CNS
Central Nervous System
C/O
Complaining of
COAD/CORD
Chronic obstructive airway disease/ respiratory disease
CPR
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
CSF
Cerebro-spinal fluid
CSU
Catheter specimen of urine
CVA
Cerebro-vascular accident
CXR
Chest x-ray
Circ.Checks
Circulation checks
CO2
Carbon dioxide
Cont.
Continuous
D&V
Diarrhoea and vomiting
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
Dist.
Distal
Dx
Diagnosis
ECG
Electrocardiogram
EEG
Electroencephalogram
EMU
Early morning urine
EN
Enrolled Nurse
FB
Fluid balance
FBC
Fluid balance chart
Full blood count
GA
General Anaesthetic
GCS
Glasgow coma scale
GU
Gentio-urinary
Gutt.
Drop
HI
Head injury
Hx
History
Hb/hgb
Haemoglobin
HNPU
Has not passed urine
HPU
Has passed urine
H/S
House surgeon
H20
Water
Inf.
Inferior
L/LTR
Litre
Lab
Laboratory
Lat.
Lateral
L/LT
Left
LOC
Level of consciousness
LVF
Left ventricular failure
Mane
In the morning
MCG
Microgram
MG/MGM
Milligram
ML
Millilitre
Mist
Mixture
MMSW
Mini mental status examination
MI
Myocardial Infraction
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus areus
MSU
Mid Stream Urine
Mod.
Moderate
NAD
No abnormalities detected
NBM
NIL by Mouth
NFR
Not For Resuscitation
Nocte
At night
NA
Nurse Assistant
N/A
Not applicable
N/S
Normal Saline
Neb.
Nebuliser
Neg.
Negative
OA
Osteoarthritis
O/A
On admission/ arrival
OE
On examination
O.T
Operating theatre or Occupational Therapy
Obs
Observations
P
Pulse
PA
Per Axilla
P.A.C
Pressure area care
P/E
Physical examination
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation
prn
As needed
P.C.
After food
P.O
Per oral
P.R.
Per rectum
P.V
Per Vagina
PVD
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Post.
Posterior
PHx
Past history
Pt
Patient
Q4H or QQH
4 hourly
Q6H
6 hourly
QID
4 times a day
R
Respirations
hrly
Hourly
ht
Height
IHD
Ischaemic Heart Disease
ICS
Intercostal space
IDC
Indwelling Catheter
IM
Intera muscular injection
IV
Intravenous
Inj.
Injection
SOB/SOBOE
Shortness of breath/ shortness of breath on exertion
SaO2
Oxygen Saturation
SPC
Supra public catheter
Stat
Immediately
S/C, Subcut
Subcutaneous
S/L
Sublingual
Sup.
Superior
Supp./ Suppos
Suppository
T/Temp
Temperature
TPR
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
TDS/TID
Three times a day
TIA
Transient ischaemic attack
T/F
Thickened fluids
RA
Rheumatoid arthritis
R/Rt
Right
ROM
Range of Movement
R/N
Registered Nurse
Reg.
Registrar
ROS
Review of systems/ removal of sutures
Rx
Prescribed
S.I
Seriously ill
TB
Tuberculosis
URTI
Upper respiratory tract infection
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
Ung
Ointment
U/S
Ultrasound
WBC
White Blood Cells
Wt
Weight
#
Fracture
./C (big dot/c)
With
i
None or no
.
_ (small dot over a line with an i below)
i
One
ii
Two
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease