Nursing abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
No acute distress
A
NAD
2
Q
NAS
A
No added salt
3
Q
NKA
A
No known allergies
4
Q
NPO
A
nothing by mouth
5
Q
NS
A
normal saline
6
Q
N & V
A
nausea and vomiting
7
Q
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
A
NVD
8
Q
O2 sat
A
oxygen saturation
9
Q
OT
A
occupational therapy
10
Q
p.c.
A
after meals
11
Q
PCA
A
patient controlled analgesia
12
Q
PERRLA
A
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
13
Q
PH
A
past history
14
Q
PT
A
physical therapy
15
Q
PMH
A
past medical history
16
Q
po
A
by mouth
17
Q
Postop
A
postoperative
18
Q
PRN
A
as necessary
19
Q
q
A
every
20
Q
qh
A
every hour
21
Q
RA
A
rheumatoid arthritis; right atrium; room air
22
Q
Resp
A
respiratory; respiration
23
Q
RLE
A
right lower extremity
24
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
25
R/O
rule out
26
ROM
range of motion
27
RR
respiratory rate
28
RRR
regular rate and rhythm
29
RT
respiratory therapist
30
RUQ
right upper quadrant
31
s
without
32
SOB
shortness of breath
33
S/P; s/p
status post
34
SQ
subcutaneous
35
S&S; S/S
sign and symptoms
36
ST
speech therapist
37
stat
immediately
38
Subq
subcutaneous
39
tab
tablet
40
tachy
tachycardia
41
THR
Total hip replacement
42
TIA
transient ischemic attack
43
three times a day
tid
44
TO
Telephone order
45
topically
top
46
tolerate, tolerated, tolerance
tol
47
treatment
Tx
48
up (out of bed) as desired
up ab lib
49
V/D
Vomiting&Diarrhea
50
weight bearing
WB
51
wheelchair
WC;w/c
52
WNL
within normal limits
53
weight
Wt
54
primary
1°
55
secondary
2°
56
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