1
Q
a
A
Before
2
Q
abd
A
Abdomen
3
Q
a.c.
A
Before Meals
4
Q
AD
A
Associate Degree
5
Q
ADL
A
Activities of Daily Living
6
Q
ad lib
A
as desired
7
Q
Adm
A
administrator
8
Q
AKA
A
above knee amputation
9
Q
alt.
A
alternate
10
Q
amb
A
ambulate
11
Q
amp
A
amputation
12
Q
amt
A
amount
13
Q
A&Ox3
A
alert,oriented to person, place,time
14
Q
AP
A
apical pulse
15
Q
appt
A
appointment
16
Q
ASAP
A
as soon as possible
17
Q
as tol
A
as tolerated
18
Q
AX1
A
assist of one
19
Q
bid
A
twice a day
20
Q
BKA
A
below knee amputation
21
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
22
Q
B/P
A
blood pressure
23
Q
BRP
A
bathroom privileges
24
Q
bs
A
bedside
25
BSC
bedside commode
26
c
with
27
CA
cancer
28
cath
catheter
29
cc
cubic centimeter
30
c/o
complains of
31
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
32
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
33
DC
discontinue, stop
34
DON
director of nursing
35
MD
medical doctor
36
DM
diabetes mellitus
37
DME
durable medical equipment
38
DNR
do not resuscitate
39
dsg
dressing
40
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
41
dx
diagnosis
42
ea
each
43
eval
evaluation
44
ext
external
45
F
fahrenheit
46
FF
force fluids
47
ft
foot or feet
48
fx
fracture
49
G-tube
gastric tube
50
gtts
drops
51
h or hr
hour
52
H2O
water
53
HA
headache
54
HOH
hard of hearing
55
HR
heart rate
56
hs
hour of sleep
57
ht
height
58
hx
history
59
I
independent
60
int
internal
61
I&O
intake and output
62
IV
intravenous
63
kg
kilogram 1kg = 2.2lbs
64
l
liter
65
L
left
66
LAB
laboratory
67
liq
liquid
68
LPN
licensed practical nurse
69
lb
pound
70
res
resident
71
med
medication
72
midnoc
midnight
73
ml
milliliter (1ml = 1cc)
74
mm
millimeter
75
mmHg
millimeters of mercury
76
NA
sodium
77
NACL
salt
78
NAS
no added salt
79
NC
nasal cannula
80
neg
negative
81
noc
night
82
NPO
nothing by mouth
83
nsg
nursing
84
O2
oxygen
85
OOB
out of bed
86
OD
right eye
87
OS
left eye
88
OU
both eyes
89
OT
occupational therapy
90
p
after
91
para
paraplegic
92
PA
physicians assistant
93
p.c.
after meals
94
peri
perineal
95
pm
afternoon
96
PO
by mouth
97
PR
per (or by) rectum
98
PRN
as needed
99
PT
physical therapy
100
q
every
101
qd
everyday
102
qhs
every hour of sleep
103
qid
four times a day
104
qod
ever other day
105
q2h, q3h
every 2 hours, every 3 hours, etc
106
R
refused
107
R
rectal
108
R or rt
right
109
LOC
level of consciousness
110
pt.
patient
111
RN
registered nurse
112
ROM
range of motion
113
Rx
prescription
114
s
without
115
SOB
shortness of breath
116
spec
specimen
117
S/S
signs and symptoms
118
ST
speech therapy
119
stat
immediately
120
TB
tuberculosis
121
TIA
transient Ischemic attacks
122
tid
three times a day
123
x
times
124
TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
125
tx
treatment
126
UA
urinalysis
127
URI
upper respiratory infection
128
UTI
urinary tract infection
129
VS
vital signs
130
W/C
wheelchair
131
wt
weight
132
SBA
stand by assist
133
CGA
contact guard assistance
134
Min A
minimal assistance-25% or less
135
Mod A
moderate assistance-50%
136
Max A
maximal assistance-75%
137
TOT
total assistance-100%
138
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
139
TDWB
touch down weight bearing
140
UE
upper extremity
141
LE
lower extremity
142
FWW
front wheeled walker
143
4WW
four wheeled walker
144
SPT
stand-pivot transfer
145
GB
gait belt
146
SPO
pulse oxygen (oxygen in arteries)
147
ALF
assisted living facility
148
SNF
skilled nursing facility
Certified Nursing Assistant
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