COMMON SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATION IN NURSING AND

HEALTH
NO TERMS STANDS FOR
1 GP GENERAL PRACTITIONER
2 CSSD CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT
3 ICU INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
4 NICU NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
5 PICU PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
6 HCU HIGH CARE UNIT
7 HND HIGH NURSING DEPENDENCY
8 ENT EAR NOSE THROATH
9 TBC TUBERCULOSIS
10 a.c. BEFORE MEALS
11 p.c. AFTER MEALS
12 p.r.n. WHEN NECESSARY
13 b.i.d TWICE A DAY
14 t.i.d THREE TIMES A DAY
15 q.i.d. FOUR TIMES A DAY
16 p.o. ORALLY
17 tab. TABLETS
18 caps. CAPSULES
19 TPR TEMPERATURE, PULSE, RESPIRATION
20 TPRs TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE
21 CNS CENTRAL NERVEOUS SYSTEM
22 CVS CENTRAL VENEOUS SYSTEM
23 RR RESPIRATORY RATE
24 BP BLOOD PRESSURE
25 P PULSE
26 BT BODY TEMPERATURE
27 OD OVERDOSE
28 MRI MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
29 USG ULTRASONOGRAPHY
30 pt PATIENT
31 BPM BEAT PER MINUTE
32 RPM RATE PER MINUTE
33 DHF DENGUE HAEMORRAGIC FEVER
34 AIDS ACQUIRED IMMUNO DEFFICIENCY
SYNDROME
35 HIV HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
36 CKD CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
37 CRF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
38 NIC-NOC
39 HI HEAD INJURY
40 MI MYCOCARDIAL
INFRACTION
41 PV THROUGH THE
VAGINA
42 PR THROUGH THE
RECTUM
43 ECG ELECTROCARDIOGRA
M
44 EEG ELECTROENCEPHALO
GRAM
45 RN REGISTERED NURSE
46 SN STUDENT NURSE
47 PN PRIMARY NURSE
48 AN ASSOCIATE NURSE
49 RTA ROAD TRAFFIC
ACCIDENT
50 BOR BED OCCUPATIONAL
RATE
51 LOS LENGTH OF STAY
52 TOI TURN OVER
INTERVAL
53 ALOS AVERAGE LENGTH OF
STAY
54 NDR NEONATUS DEATH
RATE
55 GDR GROSS DEATH RATE
56 HR HEART RATE
57 GCS GLASGOW COMA
SCALE
58 CCM CLINICAL CARE
MANAGER
59 ROM range of motion
60 NANDA
61 BTCLS