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| aa | of each | The patient will take two drops (gtts) aa medication at bedtime (hs).
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| abd | abdominal | The patient's abd is soft and nondistended.
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| ac | before meals | The patient is to take the medication a.c.
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| ADL | activities of daily living | The patient's ADL has decreased since her stroke.
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| ad lib | as desired | The patient may be out of bed (OOB) ad lib.
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| AM | mornings | The patients are to be bathed in the a.m.
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| amt. | amount | The patient ate 30% of the amt. of his diet.
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| AROM | active range of motion | The doctor ordered AROM exercises for the patient.
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| ax | axillary | The infant's temperature was 98.2 (AX).
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| BID | 2 times per day | The doctor ordered the patient to sit up in the chair BID.
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| BM | Bowel Movement | The infant had BMs x7 for the previous 24 hours. (The x means times.)
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| BP | blood pressure | The patient's BP was 122/78. (This is a normal BP.)
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| BRP | Bathroom Privelages | The recovering fractured hip patient was granted BRP.
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| C | celsius | The liquid oxygen was stored at -30° (Celsius).
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| Ĉˉ (C with line over) | with | The patient is to take the Ĉˉ medication water.
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| cal | calorie | The dietician recommended that the patient be placed on a 2400 cal ADA diet.
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| cath | catheter | The doctor ordered a urinary cath for the patient with retention (who could not urinate).
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| CBR | complete bed rest | The patient with the myocardial infarction was placed on CBR.
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| CC | cubic centimeter | The patient was to receive 30cc's of the medication PO (by mouth).
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| CHF | congestive heart failure | The doctor ordered lasix, a diuretic, for the patient with CHF.
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| CM | centimeter | The infant's abdominal girth was 32 cms. (Abdominal girth is the diameter of the abdomen. It is measured in newborn infants in order to insure adequate digestion.)
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| CN | charge nurse | The CN wanted a report on the patient's vital signs.
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| CNS | central Nervous System | The concussion caused the patient to have CNS depression.
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| c/o | complains of | The patient c/o angina with exertion. (Chest pain with activity.)
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| DC | discontinue | The doctor ordered the patient's IV to be DC'd.
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| DON | director of nurses | The DON was preparing the staff for a JACH visit.
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| dx | diagnosis | The doctor was not prepared to offer a DX at this time.
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| fx | fracture | The boy fx'd his femur (the large bone located in the thigh).
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| a | before | The patient's orders state, "Enema a pre-op."
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| GI | Gastrointestinal | The patient was admitted in GI distress (stomach hurt).
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| GTT | drop | The patient was to take 3 gtts of medication in the left eye (O.S.).
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| GU | genitourinary | The man with a swollen prostate was admitted for GU complications.
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| h | hour | The patient was to stay up in the chair for x3h.
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| HOB | head of bed | The doctor's order stated that the patient should be kept in reverse Trendelenberg position. (Trendelenberg position is where the hips are placed higher than the head)
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| HOH | hard of hearing | The patient's chart indicated that he was HOH.
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| HS | hour of sleep | The patient was ordered 15mg of restoril (a sleeping pill) @ hs.
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| I/O | intake/ output | The patient with CHF (congestive heart failure) was placed on I/O
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