1. ABBREVIATIONS (TUESDAY/WED) Identify abbreviations commonly used in a health care setting

2. WHAT ARE ABBREVIATIONS: -ARE SHORTENDED FORMS OF WORDS, USUALLY JUST LETTERS EXAMPLE: AM-MORNING PM-EVENING -Abbreviations are used in many health fields and health care settings: doctor offices, medical centers, hospitals. -Doctors use abbreviations on a daily basis, they do not write out everything. Majority of the time almost all orders and prescriptions has abbreviations on them.

3. WHY IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABBREVIATIONS: USED ON A DAILY BASIS IF YOU ARE A NURSE YOU WILL HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO READ THEM TO THE PATIENT AND EXPLAIN WHAT THE MEDICINE IS AND WHY THEY ARE BEING PRESCRIBED THAT. IF YOU ARE A DOCTOR YOU NEED TO KNOW ALL ABBREVIATIONS, WHAT MEDICINE YOU ARE GIVING. IF YOU ARE A PATIENT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO READ YOUR PRESCRIPTION BEFORE TURNING IT INTO THE PHARMACY PHARM- WILL HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TRANSCRIBE WHAT THE DOCTOR WROTE

4. 1 ST SET OF WORDS/ABBREVIATIONS YOU WILL BE QUIZED ON THIS FRIDAY!!! 1.STAT 11. mg 21. < 2.VS 12. mL 3.RX 13. L 4.PRN 14. cc 5.HS 15. tsp 6.NPO 16. EKG 7.PO 17. d/c 8.BID 18. EEG 9.Q2H 19. DNR 10.AMB 20. >

5. EXAMPLE OF A PRESCRIPTION:

6. EXAMPLE:

8. GROUP TIME!!! GROUPS OF 5, ONE GROUP WILL HAVE 4 EVERY GROUP WILL GET A PRESCRIPTION 1. TRANSCRIBE PRESCRIPTION: NAME OF MED, HOW MUCH, HOW MANY TIMES A DAY, HOW MANY PILLS DID THE DOCTOR WRITE FOR, LIST THE ABBREVIATION/S 2. LOOK THE MEDICINE UP AND TELL ME WHAT THE MEDICINE IS FOR

9. GROUP #1:

10. GROUP #2:

11. GROUP #3:

12. GROUP #4:

13. GROUP #5: