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I cannot figure out what this means. Its prob a stupid question but i gotta ask.:wacko:
 
I feel like an idiot
 
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I always just thought it was Per RN, but the latin makes more sense, as usual. You will sometimes see drug orders like "3mg ambien PRN for insomnia, up to 5mg/24 period"
 
emt.dan said:
I always just thought it was Per RN, but the latin makes more sense, as usual. You will sometimes see drug orders like "3mg ambien PRN for insomnia, up to 5mg/24 period"
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per RN is an easy way to remember what it means...
 
Hmmm Funny...

The technical Latin definition of this is really: "for the thing born". Its amazing how things develop into other definitions.
 
JPINFV said:
Since this is kinda of being buried here, this is the real meaning of PRN.
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Yes this is the correct meaning (not sure if you were posting as a statement or a question).

Here are a few others that you might run into. I don't know the Latin definition, but I can bet one of you guys might know

NPO~Nothing by mouth
PO~ By mouth
 
DR_KSIDE said:
The technical Latin definition of this is really: "for the thing born". Its amazing how things develop into other definitions.
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well when health students need to memorize them its easy to come up with new things, since most aren't latin scholars.

Here is a small list of abbreviations
times: Qhs, Qam, Q6h, Q12h, Q4h, Q3h, Q2h, ac, pc, qd, qid, bid, tid, qod, om, on, STAT
routes: PO, (NPO), SC, IV, IM, IH, IN, PR, SL, NGT, GTT, HHN, AD, AS, AU, OD, OS, OU

not all of them are used anymore, but people had to learn them.

I am sure there are tons more too.

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Additionally coming up with the nifty alternative meanings helps non-medical people understand what they mean.
 
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ADL~ Activites of daily living
ab lib~ As Desired
ROS~ Review or systems
HEENT~Head, Ears, Eyes, nose, & Throat
PSH~Past Surgical history
c/o~complaint of
Hx~History
Dx~Diagnoses
Sx~Symptoms
Tx~Treatment
Rx~Prescription
CC~Chief Complaint
PMH~ Past medical History
NAD~ No appreciable Disease
WNL~ Within Normal limits
HPI~ Histoy of Present Illness
L&W~ Living & Well
GERD~ Gastroesphageal Reflux Disease
HTN~ Hypertension
CSF~ Cerebral Spinal Fluid
CHF~ Congestive Heart Failure
CVA~ Cerebrovascular Accident
GCS~ Glasgow Coma Scale
BKA~ Below Knee amputation
TKR~ Total Knee replacement

Just took my quiz on abbreviations. Lets just say I rocked that %&$*#
 
Hey, I once went to a place where a caretaker of my patient SWORE that she'd given a lorazepam and a PRN just 10 minutes prior to our arrival. :rolleyes:
 
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