Abbreviations Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
Q
AD
A
Alzheimer’s Disease
2
Q
ADL
A
Activities of Daily Living
3
Q
AE
A
Anti embolism
4
Q
AED
A
Automated External Defibrillator
5
Q
AHA
A
American Heart Association
6
Q
AIDS
A
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
7
Q
ALR
A
Assisted Living Residence
8
Q
ALS
A
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
9
Q
AMD
A
Age related macular degeneration
10
Q
ASL
A
American Sign Language
11
Q
BLS
A
Basic Life support
12
Q
BM ; BMs
A
Bowel Movement (s)
13
Q
BP
A
Blood pressure
14
Q
BPD
A
Borderline Personality Disorder
15
Q
BPH
A
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
16
Q
C
A
Centigrade
17
Q
CDC
A
Centers for disease control and prevention
18
Q
C. Diff
A
Clostridium difficile
19
Q
CMS
A
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
20
Q
CNS
A
Central Nervous System
21
Q
CO2
A
Carbon Dioxide
22
Q
COPD
A
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
23
Q
CPR
A
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
24
Q
CVA
A
Cerebrovascual Accident
25
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
26
DON
Director Of Nursing
27
E. Coli
Each Erich is Coli
28
EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
29
EHR
Electronic Health Record
30
EMR
Electronic Medical Record
31
EMS
Emergency Medical Services
32
EPHI; ePHI
Electronic protected health information
33
F
Fahrenheit
34
FBAO
Foreign body airway obstruction
35
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
36
GI
Gastric intestinal
37
Gtt
Drops
38
Gtt/min
Drops per minute
39
HAI
Healthcare associated infection
40
HBV
Hepatitis B Virus
41
Hg
Mercury
42
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
43
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
44
IBD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
45
ID
Identification
46
I & O
Intake and Output
47
IPV
Intimate partner violence
48
IV
Intravenous
49
L/min
Liters per minute
50
LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
51
LVN
Licensed Vocational Nurse
52
MDRO
Multi-drug resistant organism
53
MDS
Minimum Data Sheet
54
mg
Milligram
55
MI
Myocardial Infarction
56
mL
Milliliter
57
mL/ hr
Milliliter per hour
58
mm
Millimeter
59
mm Hg
Millimeters of mercury
60
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
61
MS
Multiple sclerosis
62
MSD
Musculoskeletal disorder
63
NATCEP
Nursing Assistant training and competency evaluation program
64
NCSBN
National Council Of State Boards Of Nursing
65
NG
Naso-gastric
66
NIA
National Institute On Aging
67
NPO
Nothing by mouth
68
NPUAP
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
69
O2
Oxygen
70
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
71
OCD
Obsessive Compulsive disorder
72
OPIM
Other potentially infectious materials
73
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
74
Oz
Ounce
75
PASS
Pull the safety pin, aim low, squeeze the lever,sweep back and forth.
76
PHI
Protected Health Information
77
PPE
Personal protective equipment
78
PROM
Passive range of motion
79
PTSD
Post traumatic stress disorder
80
RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis
81
RACE
Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish
82
RBC
Red Blood Cells
83
RN
Registered Nurse
84
ROM
Range Of Motion
85
RRT
Rapid Response Team
86
SCA
Sudden cardiac arrest
87
SDS
Safety Data Sheet
88
SNF
Skilled Nursing Facility
89
SpO2
Saturation of peripheral oxygen concentration
90
STD
Sexually Transmitted Disease
91
TB
Tuberculosis
92
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
93
TJC
The Joint Commission
94
TPR
Temperature, pulse, and respiration’s
95
U/A
Urinalysis
96
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
97
UTI
Urinary Tract Infection
98
VF; V-fib
Ventricular fibrillation
99
VRE
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
100
WBC
White blood cell
