abbreviations Flashcards
(118 cards)
1
Q
ALR
A
assisted living residence
2
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DON
A
director of nursing
3
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NAT CEP
A
nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program
4
Q
OBRA
A
omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1987
5
Q
SNF
A
skilled nursing facility
6
Q
HIPAA
A
health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996
7
Q
ADL
A
activities of daily living
8
Q
EHR
A
electronic health record
9
Q
EPHI
A
electronic protected health information
10
Q
MDS
A
minimum data set
11
Q
POC
A
point of care
12
Q
CAA
A
care area assessment
13
Q
CMS
A
centers for medicare & medicaid services
14
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
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Q
RBC
A
red blood cell
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Q
WBC
A
white blood cell
17
Q
CCRC
A
continuing care retirement community
18
Q
ED
A
erectile dysfunction
19
Q
AED
A
automated external defibrillator
20
Q
C
A
centigrade
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Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Q
F
A
farenheit
23
Q
FBAO
A
foreign body airway obstruction
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Q
ID
A
identification
25
OSHA
occupational safety and health administration
26
PASS
pull the safety pin, aim low, squeeze the lever, sweep back and forth
27
RACE
rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish
28
SDS
safety data sheet
29
FDA
food and drug administration
30
TJC
the joint commission
31
AIIR
airborne infection isolation room
32
C. diff
clostridium difficile
33
cm
centimeter
34
HBV
hepatitis b virus
35
MDRO
mutidrug-resistant organism
36
MRSA
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
37
OPIM
other potentially infectious materials
38
PPE
personal protective equipment
39
TB
tuberculosis
40
VRE
vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
41
MSD
musculoskeletal disorder
42
DV
daily value
43
I&O
intake and output
44
NPO
non per os; nothing by mouth
45
USDA
united states department of agriculture
46
gtt
drops
47
NG
nasogastric
48
PEG
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
49
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
50
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
51
BM
bowel movement
52
SSE
soapsuds enema
53
TWE
tapwater enema
54
PT
physical therapist
55
ROM
range of motion
56
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
57
HS
hours of sleep
58
NREM
nonrapid eye movement
59
REM
rapid eye movement
60
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
61
ET
endotracheal
62
L/min
liters per min
63
SpO2
saturation of peripheral oxygen (pulse oximetry)
64
AHA
american heart association
65
BP
blood pressure
66
Hg
mercury
67
TPR
temperature, pulse, and respiration
68
kg
kilogram
69
TJC
the joint commission
70
AFB
american foundation for the blind
71
AMP
age-related macular degeneration
72
ASL
american sign language
73
HOH
hard of hearing
74
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
75
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
76
AKA
above the knee amputation
77
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
78
BKA
below the knee amputation
79
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
80
EMS
emergency medical services
81
FAST
facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time to call EMS
82
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
83
TBI
traumatic brain injury
84
TIA
transient ischemic attack
85
CAD
coronary artery disease
86
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
87
MI
myocardial infarction
88
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
89
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
90
HBV
hepatitis b virus
91
BPH
benign prostatic hyperplasia
92
STD
sexually transmitted disease
93
TURP
transurethral resection of the prostate
94
UTI
urinary tract infection
95
BPD
borderline personality disorder
96
NAMI
national alliance on mental illness
97
NIMH
national institute of mental health
98
OCD
obsessive compulsive disorder
99
PTSD
posttraumatic stress disorder
100
AD
alzheimer's disease
101
GDS
global deterioration scale
102
MCI
mild cognitive impairment
103
NIA
national institute on aging
104
ADA
americans with disabilities act of 1990
105
CP
cerebral palsy
106
DD
developmental disability
107
DS
down syndrome
108
FXS
fragile X syndrome
109
IQ
intelligence quotient
110
OT
occupational therapy
111
PT
physical therapy
112
SNF
skilled nursing facility
113
BLS
basic life support
114
DNR
do not resuscitate
115
SCA
sudden cardiac arrest
116
VF
ventricular fibrillation
117
v-fib
ventricular fibrillation
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