IP and OP - maybe inout and output, but I haven't actually come across those.
Pt is usually patient.
HS - heart sounds
TM - tympanic membrane?
CCU could be either coronary or critical care, it just depends on your hospital.
As fultzymom says, it really is just something you get used to, although I still have to get other nurses and doctors to translate abbreviations the docs have just made up!
prn = per required need, its the discretion of the nurses to give depending on the patients condtion
QID, QDS, both mean 4 times a day in the UK it more likely QDS not sure if Oz follows this tradtion
BD = twice a day
TDS = three times a day
nocte = night
mane = morning
to be honest most good nursing dictionaries wil give this informantion and it will be country specfic
CCU.............Critical Care Unit, can also be Cardiac Care Unit
IP ..........Inpatient
OP.............Outpatient
D/C.........Discharge or Discontinue
ETOH.....Alcohol (Ethyl Alcohol)
L..............Left
R..............Right
_pt............pt. = Patient, PT = Physical Therapy
VS............Vital Signs
T.............Temperature
P..........Pulse
R............Respirations
Ht................Height
Wt....Weight
HS..........Bedtime
BS..............Blood Sugar or Bowel Sounds
TM..........Tympanic Membrane
q.i.d.........4 times daily
p.r.n..............As Needed
tid...........3 times daily
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I have most of them now...i think:uhoh3: ...
I just have to make sure that they are the right ones...there is two though that i forgot to put on the list...
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jojojo76
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Hi ...I was wonderinging if any one could help...I am studying medical terminology this year..I am entering a nursing course next year and I am trying to get a ready for it...Can anyone help me with the following abbreviations...........
CCU.............Is it critical care unit or cardiac care unit ??????
IP ..........I'm thinking In Patient but cannot confirm????????
OP.............Out patient????????? Just a guess
D/C.........Day care or am I way of base???????
ETOH.....
L..............Left maybe??????
R..............Right??????
_pt............point
VS............no idea
T.............?????????
P..........??????????
R............?????????
Ht................Height?????
Wt....weight?????
HS..........
BS..............
TM..........
q.I.d.........
p.r.n..............
and is t.I.d or tds 3 times daily??????????????
help confused...
I have found alot of the answers but these ones are a bit harder to find and when I do there seems to be 10 different answers....
any help would be most appreciated.........does anyone else have this problem....How are you suppose to remeber them all....I think I memerized 30 then my brain went numb:uhoh3: