Abbreviations
Vital Signs
100

Abbreviation used for daily personal tasks that a nurse aide helps residents perform.

ADLs


100

What is the normal range for the pulse rate/minute for an adult?

60-100

200

What is the abbreviation for vital signs?

VS

300

What abbreviation is commonly used when a task is to be performed twice a day?

b.i.d.

400

What abbreviation is commonly used for the diet of a patient preparing for surgery?

NPO

500

What does the abbreviation DAT mean?

diet as tolerated