Nursing Students General Students
Published May 23, 2007
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........................
EricJRN, MSN, RN
1 Article; 6,683 Posts
WTH= study more on this section
I know this is an old post, but I had to laugh. :)
prmenrs, RN
4,565 Posts
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!!
SA2BDOCTOR
407 Posts
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/Speedwritingnl=normalabnl=abnormalLeave 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!!
WDWpixieRN, RN
2,237 Posts
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!!
Pat_Pat RN
472 Posts
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
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"
mcknis
977 Posts
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.
DaFreak71
601 Posts
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