N/A
Not applicable
N
Nitrogen
Na
Sodium
NA
Nurse
Assistant/ Aide
NaCl
Sodium Chloride (salt)
NB
Newborn
N/C
No complaints
neg
Negative, none
Neur
Neurology
NG, ng, N/G
Nasogastric tube
NICU
Neurological intensive care unit
NIDDM
Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
NIH
National
Institutes of
Health
nil
None
NKA
No
Known
Allergies
NKDA
No
Known
Drug
Allergies
no
Number
NO
Nursing Office
noc, noct
At night, night
NP
Nurse
Practitioner
NPN
NonProtein
Nitrogen
NPO
Nothing by mouth
N/S, NS
Normal
Saline
Nsy
Nursery