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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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