University:
University of New Hampshire
Course:
NURS 813 | Health Assessment and Clinical Nursing Theory
Academic year:

2019
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370

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2
Author:

Kolten Khan

Worksheet #1: NCM103 LEC Medical and Nursing Abbreviation / Symbols / Jargons / Terms (160 points) PART 1. The use of abbreviations and symbols are generally discouraged in Medical and Nursing Practice. But, reality dictates, abbreviations and symbols are an inevitable part of daily duty in the clinical area. Familiarization with these most common abbreviations will help facilitate accurate understanding of a highly critical communication, reporting, recording and documentation in Medical and Nursing Practice INSTRUCTION: 1. Research for the meaning of the listed abbreviations, symbols, prefixes and suffixes below. 2. Date of Submission: 3. Submit at : Abbreviation / Symbols Meaning 1. AMA Against Medical Advice 2. BP Blood Pressure 3. T Temperature 4. PR Pulse Rate 5. RR Respiratory Rate 6. HR Heart Rate 7. CR Cardiac Rate 8. BT Bleeding time 9. COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10. DOA Dead on arrival 11. ECG Electrocardiogram 12. UTI Urinary tract infection 13. URTI Upper respiratory tract infection 14. OPD Outpatient department 15. NICU Neonatal intensive care unit 16. SICU Surgical intensive care unit 17. MICU Medical intensive care unit 18. UTZ / UTS Ultrasound 19. TPN Total parenteral nutrition 20. NGT Nasogastric tube 21. DOB Difficulty of Breathing 22. HOB Head of bed 23. NPO Nothing by mouth 24. CBR Complete bed rest Cardiopulmonary resuscitation * 25. CPR-AR 26. Obs Observation 27. TPR Temperature, pulse, respiration 28. DNR Do not resuscitate 29. Q Every 30. hr or Hr Hour 31. Tx Treatment, traction 32. Rx Therapy, prescription 33. Dx Diagnosis 34. Ad lib As desired 35. OD Once a day 36. BID Twice a day 37. QID Four times a day 38. TID Three times a day 39. Q2hr Every two hours 40. ID Intradermal 41. IM Intramuscular 42. SubQ / SC Subcutaneous 43. IV Intravenous 44. PRN As often as necessary, as needed 45. Stat Immediately 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. * 59. * 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. gtt SL Per orem Tab Caps Vol p.c. a.c. h.s. D/C I&O CBR BP ODBB KVO PERRLA R/O @ P.E. Drop Sublingual, under the tongue By mouth, orally Tablet Capsule Volume After meals Before meals With Without At bedtime Discontinue Intake and output Complete bed rest without Bathroom Privileges Once a Day Before Breakfast Keep vein open Pupils, Equal, Round, Reactive (to), Light, Accomodation Rule out At Physical examination

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