Nursing abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
A.c
A
Before food
2
Q
Abdo
A
Abdominal
3
Q
ADL
A
Activities of daily living
4
Q
AF
A
Atrial Fibrillation
5
Q
A/B
A
Antibiotic
6
Q
Ant.
A
Anterior
7
Q
B.D or B.I.D
A
Twice daily
8
Q
BM
A
Bowel motion
9
Q
BO
A
Bowels opened
10
Q
BNO
A
Bowels not opened
11
Q
B/P
A
Blood pressure
12
Q
BSL
A
Blood sugar level
13
Q
Bilat.
A
Bilateral
14
Q
Ca
A
Cancer
15
Q
CAD
A
Coronary artery disease
16
Q
CCU
A
Critical Care Unit
17
Q
CHF
A
Congestive Heart Failure
18
Q
CNS
A
Central Nervous System
19
Q
C/O
A
Complaining of
20
Q
COAD/CORD
A
Chronic obstructive airway disease/ respiratory disease
21
Q
CPR
A
Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
22
Q
CSF
A
Cerebro-spinal fluid
23
Q
CSU
A
Catheter specimen of urine
24
Q
CVA
A
Cerebro-vascular accident
25
CXR
Chest x-ray
26
Circ.Checks
Circulation checks
27
CO2
Carbon dioxide
28
Cont.
Continuous
29
D&V
Diarrhoea and vomiting
30
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
31
Dist.
Distal
32
Dx
Diagnosis
33
ECG
Electrocardiogram
34
EEG
Electroencephalogram
35
EMU
Early morning urine
36
EN
Enrolled Nurse
37
FB
Fluid balance
38
FBC
Fluid balance chart
| Full blood count
39
GA
General Anaesthetic
40
GCS
Glasgow coma scale
41
GU
Gentio-urinary
42
Gutt.
Drop
43
HI
Head injury
44
Hx
History
45
Hb/hgb
Haemoglobin
46
HNPU
Has not passed urine
47
HPU
Has passed urine
48
H/S
House surgeon
49
H20
Water
50
Inf.
Inferior
51
L/LTR
Litre
52
Lab
Laboratory
53
Lat.
Lateral
54
L/LT
Left
55
LOC
Level of consciousness
56
LVF
Left ventricular failure
57
Mane
In the morning
58
MCG
Microgram
59
MG/MGM
Milligram
60
ML
Millilitre
61
Mist
Mixture
62
MMSW
Mini mental status examination
63
MI
Myocardial Infraction
64
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus areus
65
MSU
Mid Stream Urine
66
Mod.
Moderate
67
NAD
No abnormalities detected
68
NBM
NIL by Mouth
69
NFR
Not For Resuscitation
70
Nocte
At night
71
NA
Nurse Assistant
72
N/A
Not applicable
73
N/S
Normal Saline
74
Neb.
Nebuliser
75
Neg.
Negative
76
OA
Osteoarthritis
77
O/A
On admission/ arrival
78
OE
On examination
79
O.T
Operating theatre or Occupational Therapy
80
Obs
Observations
81
P
Pulse
82
PA
Per Axilla
83
P.A.C
Pressure area care
84
P/E
Physical examination
85
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation
86
prn
As needed
87
P.C.
After food
88
P.O
Per oral
89
P.R.
Per rectum
90
P.V
Per Vagina
91
PVD
Peripheral Vascular Disease
92
Post.
Posterior
93
PHx
Past history
94
Pt
Patient
95
Q4H or QQH
4 hourly
96
Q6H
6 hourly
97
QID
4 times a day
98
R
Respirations
99
hrly
Hourly
100
ht
Height
101
IHD
Ischaemic Heart Disease
102
ICS
Intercostal space
103
IDC
Indwelling Catheter
104
IM
Intera muscular injection
105
IV
Intravenous
106
Inj.
Injection
107
SOB/SOBOE
Shortness of breath/ shortness of breath on exertion
108
SaO2
Oxygen Saturation
109
SPC
Supra public catheter
110
Stat
Immediately
111
S/C, Subcut
Subcutaneous
112
S/L
Sublingual
113
Sup.
Superior
114
Supp./ Suppos
Suppository
115
T/Temp
Temperature
116
TPR
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
117
TDS/TID
Three times a day
118
TIA
Transient ischaemic attack
119
T/F
Thickened fluids
120
RA
Rheumatoid arthritis
121
R/Rt
Right
122
ROM
Range of Movement
123
R/N
Registered Nurse
124
Reg.
Registrar
125
ROS
Review of systems/ removal of sutures
126
Rx
Prescribed
127
S.I
Seriously ill
128
TB
Tuberculosis
129
URTI
Upper respiratory tract infection
130
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
131
Ung
Ointment
132
U/S
Ultrasound
133
WBC
White Blood Cells
134
Wt
Weight
135
#
Fracture
136
./C (big dot/c)
With
137
. (small dot over a line with a zero below)
-
i
None or no
138
.
_ (small dot over a line with an i below)
i
One
139
.. (two dots over a line with two i's below)
-
ii
Two
140
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
