New Glossary Feature - Glossary Terms needed

[Brian]

We just added a Glossary option to the site to help with all the Nursing lingo and tech lingo used online. Hopefully you will find this helpful.

Click here for the Glossary Terms

We have already added several terms/abbreviations that are commonly used on this BB and nursing terms, but we need your help to populate the list to make it more useful.

Please post your suggestions to this thread, please include the Term and its definition.

also, please feel free to post any feedback as well Thanks

[rachel h, BSN, RN]

BKA- below the knee amputation

A&O- alert and oriented

BRP- bathroom privileges

UAL- up ad lib

MI- myocardial infarction

MICU- medical intensive care unit

SICU- surgical intensive care unit

TX- treatment

CRNA- certified registered nurse anesthetist

CDI- clean, dry and intact

ABX- antibiotics

DM- diabetes mellitus

CA- cancer

ABG- arterial blood gas

IVF- intravenous fluids

IVP- intravenous pyelogram

[liberalrn]

How about AAA=abdominal aortic aneurysm or apply affected area

or American automobile Assoc. (lol)

[zambezi, BSN, RN]

DNR: Do Not Resuscitate

OD:Rt. eye

OS: Lt. eye

OU Both eyes

CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

RCA: Right coronary artery

LAD: Left anterior descending

Cx: Circumflex artery

EPS: electrophysiology study (of the heart...)

MI: myocardial infarction

NTG: nitryglycerin

VT: Ventricular Tachycardia

ac:before meals

hs: hour of sleep

and the list goes on...

[Whisper]

How about:

HCA- Health care assistant

DNA- did not attend

CSW- clincal support worker

[Nurse_RaRa]

This is going to sound so dumb but i really don't know what BCLS, SCLS, PALS, TNCCP, CEN, ED, FNATC, PHTLS, etc mean. I'm going into school and want to know now - thanks

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

BCLS = Basic Cardiac Life Support

PALS = Paediatric Advanced Life Support

ED= Emergency Department

The one tha threw mw for a while was MAR = Medication Adminisrtation Record

[wayover20]

What does "Author" mean in yellow band heading the postings screen?

[wayover20]

This is going to sound so dumb but i really don't know what BCLS, SCLS, PALS, TNCCP, CEN, ED, FNATC, PHTLS, etc mean. I'm going into school and want to know now - thanks

BCLS =Basic Cardiac Life Support

SCLS =I think you mean ACLS...Advanced Cardiac Life Support

PALS =Pediatric Advanced Life Support

TNCCP= Could you mean TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core

Curriculum.... a trauma resuscitation course)

CEN =Certified Emergency Nurse

ED =Emergency Department

FNATC =>>>>Sorry, I have no idea

PHTLS =PreHospital Trauma Life Support

And more: ENPC=Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course

(similar to PALS)

ATLS=Advanced Trauma Life Support

[wayover20]

What does "Author" mean in yellow band heading the postings screen?

Forget it....I just answered my own question. DUH!

[SK Student BScN]

I am a Canadian Nursing Student and I see DON a lot. What does that stand for? We may have an equivalent but I probably just don't recognize the acronym yet.

Thanks!

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

DON---Director of Nursing

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

Code Brown---Get the mop bucket, disinfectant, total bed and gown, and the linen bag, we've got a mess to get up.

DIIKWII---D*mn If I Know What It Is

Pickin' and a Grinin'--- someone took care of their own constipation digitally.

Fumigator---air freshner