Approved Abbreviations
Person or Place
Resident condition
Medication
MOH = Ministry of Health
BP = Blood pressure
O = orally
DHB = District Health Board
TPR= Temp Pulse Respirations
PRN = as needed
GP = General Practitioner or Doctor
PR = pulse rate
AC = before food
GNS = Gerontology Nurse Specialist
HR = heart rate
PC = after food
RN = Registered Nurse
RR = respiration rate
PR = per rectal
EN = Enrolled Nurse
BO = Bowels open
IM = intramuscular
C/G = Care Giver
NPU = Has Passed Urine
Mane = morning
S/W = Support Worker
HNPU = Has not passed urine
Nocte = night
O/T = Occupational Therapist
BSL = Blood Sugar level
Bd = twice daily
D/T = Diversional Therapist
BM = Bowel motion
Tds = 3 x daily
SLT = Speech Language Therapist
BNO = bowels not opened
Qid = 6 hourly
NHI = National Health Index No
W/C = wheel chair
Qqh = every four hours
WINZ = Work & Income NZ
FBC = fluid balance chart
Stat = at once / immediately
NASC = Needs Assessment
[sometimes full blood count]
> = greater than
IDDM =Insulin independent diabetic mellitus
CXR = chest X-ray
< = less than
NDDM = Non-insulin dependent diabetic mellitus
UTI = urine infection
Ung = ointment
SOB = short of breath
# [nof] = fracture [neck of femur]
CD = Controlled drug
SOBE = short of breath on exertion
CORD = chronic obstruction airway disease
SL = Sub lingual [under the
C/O = complaint of ie: (no c/o pain)
CHF = Congestive Heart failure
tongue]
NFO = no further orders
HF = Heart failure
Gt [gutta] = drops
NFR = Not for Resuscitation
PVD = peripheral vascular disease
mg = milligram
MI – myocardial infarction (heart attack)
CVA = Cardiac vascular disease
ml = millilitre
od = daily x 1
Please use ONLY approved abbreviations. If a commonly used abbreviation is not on the list please suggest it at Staff or Service
Review Meeting for approval and we will add it.