1
Q
abd
A
abdomen
2
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
3
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
4
Q
Adm (adm)
A
admitted or admission
5
Q
AM (am)
A
morning
6
Q
amb
A
ambulatory
7
Q
amt
A
amount
8
Q
ap
A
apical
9
Q
approx
A
approximately
10
Q
b.i.d.
A
twice a day
11
Q
BM (bm)
A
bowel movement
12
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
13
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
14
Q
c
A
with
15
Q
C
A
centigrade
16
Q
ca
A
cancer
17
Q
cath
A
catheter
18
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
19
Q
CBR
A
complete bed rest
20
Q
cc
A
cubic centimeter
21
Q
CCU
A
coronary care unit
22
Q
c/o
A
complains of
23
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
24
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident, stroke
25
dc (d/c)
discontinue
26
DOA
dead on arrival
27
DON
Director of Nursing
28
drsg
dressing
29
Dx
diagnosis
30
ECG (EKG)
electrocardiogram
31
EEG
electroencephalogram
32
ER
Emergency Room
33
F
Fahrenheit
34
FBS
fasting blood sugar
35
FF
force fluids
36
fld
fluid
37
ft
foot or feet
38
gal
gallon
39
GI
gastrointestinal
40
h (hr)
hour
41
H2O
water
42
H.S. (h.s.)
hour of sleep
43
ht
height
44
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
45
in
inch
46
I & O
intake and output
47
IV
intravenous
48
L
liter
49
Lab
laboratory
50
lb
pound
51
liq
liquid
52
LLQ
left lower quadrant
53
LMP
last menstrual period
54
LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
55
lt
left
56
LVN
License Vocational Nurse
57
LUQ
left upper quadrant
58
meds
medications
59
mid noc
midnight
60
min
minute
61
ml
milliliter
62
NA
Nursing Assistant
63
neg
negative
64
nil
none
65
no
number
66
noc
night
67
NPO
nothing by mouth
68
O2
oxygen
69
OB
Obstetrics
70
OJ
orange juice
71
OOB
out of bed
72
OR
Operating Room
73
Ord
orderly
74
OT
Occupational Therapy
75
oz (Oz)
ounce
76
PAR
Post-anesthesia Room
77
p.c.
after meals
78
Peds
pediatrics
79
per
by, through
80
PM (pm)
after noon
81
p.o. (per os)
by mouth
82
postop (post op)
postoperative
83
preop (pre op)
preoperative
84
prep
preparation
85
p.r.n.
when necessary
86
Pt (pt)
patient
87
PT
physical therapy
88
q
every
89
q.d.
every day
90
q.h.
every hour
91
q2h, q3h, etc.
every 2 hours, every 3 hours, etc.
92
q.h.s.
every night at bedtime
93
q.i.d.
four times a day
94
q.o.d.
every other day
95
R
rectal temperature
96
RLQ
right lower quadrant
97
RN
Registered Nurse
98
ROM
range of motion
99
RR
recovery room
100
RUQ
right upper quadrant
101
s
without
102
Spec (spec)
specimen
103
SSE
soap suds enema
104
stat (STAT)
at once, immediately
105
Surg
surgery
106
tbsp
tablespoon
107
t.i.d.
three times a day
108
TLC
tender loving care
109
TPR
temperature, pulse, and respirations
110
tsp
teaspoon
111
U/a (U/A, u/a)
urinalysis
112
VS (vs)
vital signs
113
WBC
white blood cell count
114
w/c
wheelchair
115
wt
weight
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