Share your SHORT-CUT writing skills

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We all got a lots of notes to write, what kind of short cuts do you use. For me, I use the folowing:

w/o=without

c=with

bcuz=because

& = and

^= increase

etc........................

WTH= study more on this section

I know this is an old post, but I had to laugh. :)

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

Speedwriting--I took a class on this once, and I still use some of the abbreviations on occasion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedwriting

nl=normal

abnl=abnormal

Leave out some vowels (leave in long ones, unless it's a word you use a lot); develope symbols for common suffixes: -ion is one.

You always seem to have one prof that is a speed reader, and/or there's just a LOT of material. Shortcuts definitely make life easier. Just don't forget what your shortcuts are!! ;)

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That is a neat posting. Thanks

Speedwriting--I took a class on this once, and I still use some of the abbreviations on occasion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedwriting

nl=normal

abnl=abnormal

Leave out some vowels (leave in long ones, unless it's a word you use a lot); develope symbols for common suffixes: -ion is one.

You always seem to have one prof that is a speed reader, and/or there's just a LOT of material. Shortcuts definitely make life easier. Just don't forget what your shortcuts are!! ;)

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Specializes in Med/Surg <1; Epic Certified <1.

I have been using BG this week for blood glucose as we are studying diabetes...

One I picked up in A&P II was:

m for muscle

mm for muscles

Otherwise, I use of what's listed above!! Great post!!

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Specializes in ER, Med/Surg.

Dz for "disease"

I type most of my "stuff" for class, even for my own use, I can do it almost as fast as I can write (print acutally, I can't read my own writing)

I try to use medical abreviations as much as possible, but with the JCHAO (or whatever it is) rules, you can't use some of those in the hospitals anyway...

Pat

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

pnm=pneumonia

pntx=pneumothorax

abx=antibiotics

lg=lung

A straight line after a word (sort of attached) means "-ment"

Capital S= "st" @ beginning or end of the word

n v d = nausea, vomitting, diarrhea

abd=abdomen

Capital D = "day"

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Specializes in Med Surg, ER, OR.

a/w A with a checkmark after for accuchek

sx PITA (figure out yourself)

h/o [] -concentration

hx cx - culture

dx gtt - drop/drip

fx LOL -little old lady

tx LOM - little old man

abx * - need to know (or...one orifice to risk - as I have seen it before)

mm (mucous membranes)

a - before

p - after

I would like the schools to provide us students with a class on how to read the Dr's abbreviations. Sometimes they come up with the wierdest abbreviations for orders. I think it should be available to take a speedwriting course at the local CC, but it isn't where I go to school.

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For notes in school (read-->not while charting), here are a few I use:

BS = bullsh*t

*** (use your imagination)

WC=who cares?

BFD= big F'ing deal

PI = pure insanity

?= ask about this later/get clarification

Happy face = cool things/good outcomes

Sad face = bad things (pt can die from XX)

Pg. 315 = read more on that page

RUK= are you kidding me?

NOT = not on test

T! = test question

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