Sometimes, your professors will use abbreviations that you are not used to because they forget that you are not advanced nurses or are trying to teach you the abbreviations without explicitly saying "this means this." Either way, you may miss out or feel lost in class because they use these abbreviations.
I complied a list of some abbreviations that you may come in contact with that your professors may not always explain to you.
r/t (RT) - relating to
s/s - signs and symptoms
PRN - as needed or as circumstances arise
po - by mouth
mcg - micrograms
kg - kilograms
g - grams
tsp - teaspoons
mL - mililiters
ac - before meals
pc - after meals
BP - blood pressure
Rx - perscription
Dx - diagnosis
NDx - nursing diagnosis
NSAIDs - Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
q4h - every four hours (q = every)
EMR/EHR - electronic medical record or electronic health record
MI - myocardial infarction (Heart attack)
CVA - cerebral vascular accident (Stroke)
CA - cancer
DM - diabetes mellitus
CAD - coronary artery disease (heart disease)
UTI - urinary tract infection
HTN - hypertension
ICS - inter coastal space
Are there any other abbreviations that you have come upon that you don't know what they are?
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