FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PRACTICE

• a.c. is before meals
• p.c. is after meals
• q.d. is everyday
• b.i.d. is two times a day
• t.i.d. is three times a day
• q.i.d. is four times a day
• q.o.d. is every other day
• q.h. is every hour
• min. is minute
• a.m. is ante meridian or morning
• p.m. is post-meridian or afternoon or evening
• h.s. is hour of sleep or bedtime
• n.o.c. is nocturnal or night
• stat. is immediately or at once
• p.r.n. is as necessary
• D/C is discontinue or stop
• c is with
• s is without
• Abd is abdomen
• Ax is axilla
• A.P. is anterior/front or posterior/back
• B.U.N. is blood urea nitrogen
• Ca is carcinoma or cancer
• CHF is congestive heart failure
• CNS is central nervous system
• C.V.A. is cerebro vascular accident
• Dx is diagnosis
• E.E.N.T. is eyes ears nose and throat
• Epith. is epithelial
• Fx is fracture
• g.b. is gallbladder
• G.U. is genito-urinary
• Gyn. is gynecology
• G.I. is gastrointestinal
• H.O.H. is hard of hearing
• KUB is kidney, ureters, bladder
• Lat. is lateral or side
• LLQ is left lower quadrant
• LUQ is left upper quadrant
• M.I. is myocardial infarction