Medical Abbreviations
Before meals
What is: AC
A CNA leaves the curtain open during a bed bath. She can be charged with:
Invasion of privacy
Nothing by mouth
what is: NPO
HS
what is: hour of sleep/bedtime
OBRA stands for
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
twice daily
what is BID
A nursing home patient's advocate as assigned by the state:
Ombudsman
As needed
what is: PRN
BM
what is: bowel movement
A federal agency that funds some patients in nursing homes and hospitals. Makes rules that healthcare facilities must abide by.
CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
immediately
what is: STAT
Leaving the wheelchair unlocked can be charged as:
Negligence
SNF
What is: Skilled nursing facility
ADL
What is: Activities of daily living
A state level agency that is responsible for nursing home inspection
DHSR: Division of Healthcare Service Regulation
Do not resuscitate
What is: DNR
Spoken defamation of character:
Slander
NWB
What is: non weight bearing
w/c
what is: wheelchair
Regulates all food and medication in the united states.
What is: FDA
Three times daily
What is: TID
True or False: A nurse aide can take orders from a physician and administer medication as long as she has been trained per facility protocol
False
Dx
What is: diagnosis
OOB
what is: out of bed
A government agency that regulates safety in the workplace
OSHA