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1. 3 times

weekly

three times per week

DO NOT USE - tiw or t.i.w.

2. ac before meals

3. at

bedtime

at bedtime, hour of sleep

DO NOT USE - hs or h.s.

4. bid twice a day

5. biw twice per week

6. cc cubic centimeter

7. daily every day, daily

DO NOT USE - q.d. or qd

8. dram abreviated dr,

this is a liquid measure slightly smaller than a

household teaspoon.1dr = 4mL

9. g (gm,

Gm)

Gram

10. HHN hand-held nebulizer

11. IM intramuscular

12. IV intravenously

13. IVP intravenous push

14. IVPB intravenous piggyback

15. kg (Kg) Kilogram

16. L Liter

17. mcg Microgram

18. MDI metered-dose inhaler

19. mEq milliequivalent

no equivalent necessary. Drugs are prepared and

ordered in this weight measure.

20. mg milligram

21. minim abbreviated m,

it is about the size of one drop.

22. ml (ml) milliliter

23. MUST

write out

Right ear

left ear

each ear

In the right eye

In the left eye

In both eyes

24. NEB nebulizer

25. NGT (ng) nasogastric tube

26. pc after meals

27. po (PO) by mouth

28. pr (PR) in the rectum

29. prn as needed

30. q2h or

q2*

every 2 hours

31. q4h or

q4*

every 4 hours

32. q6h or

q6*

every 6 hours

33. q8h or

q8*

every 8 hours

34. q12h or

q12*

every 12 hours

35. qh every hour

36. qid four times a day

37. qn every night

38. S & S swish and swallow

39. SL sublingual, under the tongue

40. stat immediately

41. sub-Q or

Sub Q

subcutaneously

42. tid three times a day

43. unit Unit

This is a measure of biologic activity. Nurses do

not calculate the measure.

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