abv
licenced practial nurse
lpn
left
It
licensed vocatinoal nurse
lvn
left upper quadrant
luq
medications
meds
midnight
mid noc
minute
min
milimeter
mL
nursing assistant
na
oxygen
o2
obstetrics
ob
out of bed
oob
operating room
or
mouth
os
occupatinoal therapy
ot
ounce
oz
after meals
pc
patient controled analgesia
pca
pediactrics
peds
by ,through
per
afternoon
pm
by mouth
po
postoperative
postop
preparation
prep
when necessary
prn
patient
pt
physical theraphy
pt
every
q
every hour
qh
every 2 hour , every 3 hours and so on
q2h,q3h,etc
four times a day
qid
rectal , respiration ,right
r
red blood cell , red blood count
rbc
right lower quadrant
Rlq
rule out
r/o
registerd nurse
rn
range of motion
rom
recovery room
rr
right
rt
right upper quadrant
ruq
without
-
s
skilled nursing facility
snf
shortness of breath
sob
speciman
spec
soapsuds enema
sse
at ounce ,imeditaly
stat
tablespoon
tbsp
three times a day
tid
tender loving care
tlc
tempature pulse and respirations
tpr
teaspoon
tsp
urinalysis
u/a
uniary tract infection
uti
vital signs
v/s
white blood cells
wbc
wheelchair
w/c
wheight
wt
negative
neg
night
noc
nothing by mouth
npo
nausea / vomiting
n/v