click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Nursing Abbreviation
Harcum Nursing 101 Latin Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
---|---|
a.d. | Right ear |
ad.lid | Freely as wanted |
a.l. | Left ear |
a.m. | Morning |
aq. | Water |
a.s. | Left ear |
a.c | Before food |
a.u. | Each ear |
b.i.d. or bid | Twice a day |
gtt. | Drop |
h. | Hour |
h.s. | At bedtime |
I.D. | Infectious Disease |
i.d. | intradermal, between layers of the skin |
o.d. or od | daily |
o.d. | right eye |
o.s. | left eye |
o.u. | each eye |
p.c. | after food |
p.m. | afternoon |
p.o. or po | Orally |
p.r. | Rectally |
p.r.n. | As occasion requires (as needed) |
p.v. | Vaginally |
q. | every |
q.2.h. | Every two hours |
q.4.h. | Every four hours |
q.6.h. | Every six hours |
q.8.h. | Every eight hours |
q.d. or qd | Every day |
q.h. | Every hour, hourly |
q.i.d. or qid | Four times a day |
q.s. | A sufficient quantity |
Sig. or S. | Write on the label |
SL. | Sublingual, under the tongue |
t.i.d. or tid | Three times a day |