[gwenith]

Once again I have to thank the "Unofficial Nurses Hanbook" for the following list

aa of each
A.M. after meals
A.C . another chance
A.C.P. another cahnce please
b.i.d. Twice a day
b.i.t. Patient bit me
ca.ca. feces
caps capsules
cu.p cute patient
DD Dunkin Donuts
D.W. Distilled Water
Dty. W. Dirty Water
E.L.P. Eats Like Pig
fld. Fluid
F.P.N. Forgot Patients name
fu! Darn!
G.G, Great Gossip!
gm gram
gtt drop
gttd dropped
H.N.O.W. Head Nurse On Warpath
hs Hour of Sleep
IRS Trouble
Kg Kilogram
KGB Russian spy
oz ounce
Oz where Dorothy Toto and the Tin Man went
PIN Pain in neck
PIA Pain elsewhere
Qdr Quack Doctor
qh every hour
q2h every 2 hours
q9Y every nine years
qhcp every time Halley's Comet passes
RUK Are you Kidding!!
Rx take
Rx!!! Take it or else
Rx2CAM Take two and call me in the morning
X sign here
X $ sign here and pay
ZZZ! Sleeping


Adapted from: The unofficial Nurses Handbook1986 Schroeder N. and Mintzer R.

[funnygirl_rn]

Thanks Gwenith...I needed a good laugh today!!

[nowplayingEDRN]

Hehehehehehe! I wonder if I could get away with using a few of those abbrv. at work?????

[seasonedlpn]

H.T.E. Hold the elevator
O.T.L. out to lunch (like many of our patients)
P.T.A. a type of bed bath
D.D.D.F. down and dirty dope fiend

[gwenith]

D.D.D.F. down and dirty dope fiend



Loved it!!!

[vitalnursemom]

Having just recieved an "Official List of Abbreviations" from my employer (partly due to my own creativity) I couldn't resist printing and submitting this list for her consideration. LOL

Oh yea, don't forget:
OOB - out of bed and
OOC - out of control

[FutureRN~Pookie]

Hehe!

[zambezi]

I think that PIA is my favorite. Sometimes, it is just so fitting...

[Dave ARNP]

H.N.O.W. Head Nurse On Warpath

Sooo fitting

-David

[VivaLasViejas]

CTD--Circling the Drain
PITA--Pain in the....
TOTL--Too Old to Live
PBAB--Pine Box at Bedside
FOS--Full of "stuff"
*****--F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition