How many people recognize this abbreviation?

If you do know what it stands for, you know that it is obviously not a very glamourous topic:

BRBPR

This is an approved abbreviation at my hospital (is it at yours?). Recently, I have heard several nurses see this in nurses notes, etc. and said "what the heck does this stand for?" Upon being told the nurse often says "there is no way that is an approved abbreviation!" Well, it is.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Bright red blood per rectum.. damn I'm old.

Whether it's approved or not, depends on your facility.

[sharpeimom]

BTDT, you have company! I guess I'm old too... EEK! We aren't o-l-d, we're seasoned.

[TiffyRN, BSN, PhD]

I know BRBRP, bedrest w/bathroom priviledges. I don't know BRBPR.

[Pepper The Cat, BSN, RN]

Just because something is on the list of approved abbreviations, doesn't mean it should be used. If people don't know what it means, it should be written out.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Just because something is on the list of approved abbreviations, doesn't mean it should be used. If people don't know what it means, it should be written out.

Totally agree , however the docs surely won't, only the nurses .. who are busy cleaning it up!

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

bedrest with bathroom privileges or bright red blood per rectum.

[Altra, BSN, RN]

IMO it's a well-known abbreviation in the ER world: bright red blood per rectum. By the time the patient has been admitted the chief complaint of BRBPR has been turned into a diagnosis of LGIB - lower GI bleed - so it may not be seen much outside of the ED.

[Ruas61, BSN, RN]

bedrest with bathroom privileges is what I remeber

[psu_213, BSN, RN]

IMO it's a well-known abbreviation in the ER world: bright red blood per rectum. By the time the patient has been admitted the chief complaint of BRBPR has been turned into a diagnosis of LGIB - lower GI bleed - so it may not be seen much outside of the ED.

The thing is...these are ER nurses I was referring to who don't seem to know what it means (many do though).

[SionainnRN]

IMO it's a well-known abbreviation in the ER world: bright red blood per rectum. By the time the patient has been admitted the chief complaint of BRBPR has been turned into a diagnosis of LGIB - lower GI bleed - so it may not be seen much outside of the ED.

Hmm I'm in the ER and I've never seen that abbreviation. Maybe it has to do with location, I'm in SoCal.

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[amoLucia]

I'm sure you'll NOT find some of those abbreviations in an approved, recognized list of standard abbr by Medical Records experts. Just locally accepted. But that's how mistakes get made.

I like FLBs - Funny Little Beats as seen in one hospital's cardiac lingo.