_

a

before

          _

a.c. or ac

before meals

ADL

Activity of Daily Living

ad lib

as desired

Adm

Administrator

AM

Morning

amb

ambulate

amt

amount

AP

apical

ASAP

As Soon As Possible

bid

2 times a day

BM

Bowel Movement

B/P or BP

Blood Pressure

BR

bedrest

BRP

Bathroom Privileges

BSC

Bedside Commode

_

c

with

cath

catheter

cc

cubic centimeter

c/o

complains of

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CVA

cerebrovascular accident;

stroke

DC or D/C

discontinue; stop

DNS

Director of Nursing Service

DON

Director of Nursing

drsg or dsg

dressing

dx

diagnosis

F

Fahrenheit

FF

Force Fluids

ft.

foot, feet

h or hr

hour

H20

water

HA or H/A

headache

HOH

Hard of Hearing

hs

hours of sleep; bedtime

ht

height

I&O

Intake & Output

ICP

interdisciplinary care plan

IV

intravenous

kg

kilogram

L or lt

left

lb

pound

MD

Medical Doctor

midnoc

midnight

ml

milliliter

NA

Sodium

NAS

no added salt

neg

negative

noc

night

NPO

nothing by mouth

OD

right eye

OOB

out of bed

OS

left eye

OT

occupational therapy

_

p

after

          _

p.c. or pc

after meals

PM

afternoon or evening

PO

by mouth

PR

per rectum

PRN

as needed

PT

physical therapy

q

every

qd

every day

qhs

every hour of sleep

qid

four times a day

qod

every other day

q2h, q3h, etc.

every 2 hours, 3 hours, etc.

R or rt

right

RCP

resident care plan

res

resident

ROM

range of motion

_

s

without

SOB

shortness of breath

spec

speciman

stat

immediately

tid

three times a day

TPR

temperature, pulse, respiration

U/A

urinalysis

VS

vital signs

w/c

wheelchair

wt

weight

x

times