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    This document provides a list of common medical abbreviations used in nursing along with their corresponding full words. It includes abbreviations for routes of medication administration, lab tests, vital signs, body systems assessed during a physical exam, and other frequently used medical terms. The list contains over 30 common abbreviations and their meanings to help nurses properly interpret documentation and orders.

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    This document provides a list of common medical abbreviations used in nursing along with their corresponding full words. It includes abbreviations for routes of medication administration, lab tests, vital signs, body systems assessed during a physical exam, and other frequently used medical terms. The list contains over 30 common abbreviations and their meanings to help nurses properly interpret documentation and orders.

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    College of Nursing

    FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING II (1610- 252)


    2ND SEMESTER
    ACADEMIC YEAR 1440H-1441 (2019-2020)
    Common Abbreviations

    Abbreviation Word Abbreviation Word


    IM Intramuscular MCH Mean corpuscular
    hemoglobin.
    ID Intradermal BUN Blood urea nitrogen.
    IV Intravenous Sr. Creatinine Serum creatinine.
    Stat order To be given immediately PA view posterior-anterior
    prn order Give as needed. WBC White blood cells.
    Rx Take thou, treatment. Hgb Hemoglobin
    NPO Nothing by mouth
    PO Oral route
    CC Chief Complaint
    Hx History
    PHx Past History
    PMHx Past medical history.
    PSHx Past Surgical History.
    ROS Review Of Systems.
    HR Heart Rate
    BP Blood pressure
    RA Right Arm
    RR Respiratory rate.
    A&Ox3 Alert and oriented to time,
    person, place.
    HEENT Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat.
    Pulm Pulmonary
    CV Cardiovascular.
    ABD Abdomen
    Ext Extremities.
    Neuro Neurological
    O2 Oxygen
    5% D 5% Dextrose.
    CBC Complete blood count.
    PO Orally
    OD Once daily
    BD Twice daily
    TID Three times a day
    QID Four times a day
    HS Night dose
    RBC Red blood cells

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