Terminologies and Abbreviations Flashcards
● medication that is needed immediately and is to given only once
● emergency medications (life-threatening situations)
● latin word “statim” - immediately
● administered within 5 mins. or less receiving the written order
STAT order
● not urgent as STAT
● as soon as possible
● should be available ror administration to the patient with 30 mins. of the written order
ASAP order
given only once, and at a specific time, such as preoperative order
Single order
● latin “pro re nata”
● administered as required by the patient’s condition
● the nurse makes the judgement, based on patient assessment, as to when such a medication is to be administered
PRN order
● orders not written as STAT, ASAP, NOW or PRN
● usually carried out within 2 hrs. of the time the order is written by the physician
Routine order
● written in advance of a situation that is to be carried out under
specific circumstances. example: set of postoperative PRN prescriptions that are written for all patients who have undergone a specific surgical procedure “Tylenol elixir 325mg
PO every 6 hours PRN sore throat”
● no longer permitted in some facilities because of the legal implications of putting all patients into a single treatment category.
Standing order
AC
before
AM
morning
bid
twice per day
Cap
capsule
gtt
drops
h or hr
hours
IM
intramuscular
IV
intravenous
no
number
