BNA Abbreviations – Nursing Assistant Course Medical Terminology & Clinical Short Forms Study Guide

BNA Abbreviations – Nursing Assistant Course Medical Terminology & Clinical
Short Forms Study Guide


ā - ✔✔Before



Abd - ✔✔Abdomen



ABR - ✔✔Absolute bed rest



ac, a.c. - ✔✔Before meals



AD - ✔✔Alzheimer's disease



ad lib - ✔✔As desired



ADLs - ✔✔Activities of daily living



AED - ✔✔Automated external defibrillator



AKA - ✔✔Above knee amputation, also known as



am, AM - ✔✔Morning



Abm - ✔✔Ambulate, ambulatory



amt. - ✔✔Amount

, Ant. - ✔✔Anterior



a.p./AP - ✔✔Apical pulse



As tol - ✔✔As tolerated



BID, b.i.d - ✔✔Two times a day



bld - ✔✔Blood



BLS - ✔✔basic life support



BM - ✔✔Bowel movement



BP, B/P - ✔✔Blood pressure



BRP - ✔✔Bathroom privileges



c - ✔✔With



CAD - ✔✔Coronary artery disease



cath - ✔✔Catheter



CBC - ✔✔Complete blood count