abv
midnight
mid noc
licesened practical nurse
lpn
left
Lt
licensed vocatinoal nurse
lvn
left upper qaudrant
Luq
medications
meds
minute
min
milimiter
mL
nursing assitant
na
negative
neg
night
noc
nothing by mouth
npo
nausea/vomiting
n/v
oxygen
02
obstetrics
ob
out of bed
oob
operating room
or
mouth
os
occupatinoal theraphy
ot
ounce
oz
after meals
pc
patient controled analgesia
pca
pediatrics
peds
by through
per
afternoon
pm
by mouth
po
postoperative
postop
prepation
prep
when nessary
prn
patient
pt
physical therapy
pt
every
q
every hour
qh
every 2 hours every 3 hours and so on
q2h , q3h , etc
four times a day
qid
rectal , respatory ,right
R
red blood count
rbc
right lower qaudrant
rlq
rule out
r/o
regiersted nurse
rn
range of motion
rom
recovery room
rr
right
rt
right upper qaudrant
rup
without
_
s
skilled nursing facilty
snf
shortnes of breath
sob
speciman
spec
soapsuds enema
sse
at once imeditaly
stat
tablespoon
tsp
three times a day
tid
tender loving care
tlc
tempature , pulse resperations
tpr
teaspoon
tsp
urinalysis
u/a
uniary tract infection
uti
vital signs
vs
white blood count
wbc
wheelchair
w/c
weight
wt