NSG 1010 Adult Nursing I Abbreviations/Terminology PDF

Baptist Health College Little Rock School of Nursing NSG 1010 Adult Nursing I Abbreviations/Terminology Packet of Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words, Selected Abbre...

Baptist Health College Little Rock School of Nursing NSG 1010 Adult Nursing I Abbreviations/Terminology Packet of Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words, Selected Abbreviations, and Symbols The text is a self-study module - you will work through it for practice. You will be tested on the information in the packet. ** SEE CALENDAR for date. There will be a review session in the classroom before the test. This is a new language for some of you. The only way to learn this language is by repetition and memorization. Use the text, flash cards, quiz one another - use every available moment to practice and memorize! Put this into your time management calendar DON’T FORGET IT!! You need to Memorize: Abbreviations in the packet. Symbols in the packet. Root Words / Combining Forms in the packet. Prefixes and Suffixes in the packet. Times associated with abbreviations. The content is important - it will help you become successful and be able to: Understand medical words Spell correctly Use the words correctly The examination may be matching, fill in the blank, and multiple choice formats. You must make 90% or higher to pass (You will have three attempts to pass). You will be tested on the Abbreviations, Root Words, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Symbols in this packet. Be aware that spelling, capitalization, and punctuation counts. The passing or failing of the examination will be reflected on your clinical evaluation as an SP (Satisfactory Progress) or UP (Unsatisfactory Progress). A rating of Unsatisfactory (UP) will result in clinical failure and failure of the NSG 1010 Course. Abbreviations: You will need to be able to identify these by the abbreviation and the meaning. ABBREVIATION MEANING ADL activities of daily living ad lib as desired A&Ox4 alert and oriented times 4 (person, place, time, situation) AMA against medical advice BM bowel movement BRP bathroom privileges BP, B/P blood pressure BS blood sugar BSC bedside commode BUN blood urea nitrogen CBC complete blood count c/o complaint of DNR do not resuscitate DOB date of birth Dx diagnosis DZ disease FOB foot of bed HCP healthcare provider HAI hospital acquired infection HOB head of bed H&P history and physical HPI history of present illness HR heart rate I&O intake and output LFT liver function test LOC level of consciousness LOP level of pain MAR medication administration record N/A not applicable NKA no known allergies NKDA no known drug allergies NPO nothing by mouth P pulse PO by mouth PRN as necessary, as needed R respiration RBC red blood cell ROM range of motion Rx prescription STAT immediately, at once T temperature tx treatment UA urinalysis UAP unlicensed assistive personnel VS, V/S vital signs WBC white blood cell Medical Combining Forms Prefix: the combining form placed at the beginning of a word. You will need to be able to identify these by the prefix and the meaning. Spelling must be correct. These may be a matching, fill in the blank, or multiple choice question format. PREFIX MEANING a- or an- without ab- Away from ad- to, toward ante- before (in front of) anti- against auto- self bi- twice, double brady- slow circum- around contra- opposed, against co- with cyan- blue cyst- bag, bladder, sac dys- difficult, painful ex- without, away from extra- outside of hemato- blood hemi- half hydro- water hyper- higher, more hypo- lower, less intra- within inter- between leuko- white micro- small mega- or megal- large, great multi- many myo- muscle neo- new nephro- kidney para- beside peri- around pneumo- air, lung poly- much, many post- after pre- before pseudo- false pyo- pus pyro- fever quadra- four retro- behind semi- half sub- under super- above, excess supra- above tachy- fast trans- across, through un- against uni- one  ultra- excess vaso- vessel SUFFIX: The combining form placed at the end of the word. You will need to be able to identify these by the suffix and the meaning. Spelling must be correct. These may be a matching, fill in the blank, or multiple choice question format. SUFFIX MEANING -algia pain -cele tumor -centesis Puncture for aspiration -cide Destructive, killing -cyte cell -desis Surgical fixation -ectomy Surgical removal of -emia blood -gene origin -gram A tracing, a mark -graphy A writing, a record -iasis Formation, presence of -ism Condition of -itis Inflammation of -lithiasis Presence of stones -lysis Disintegration of -megaly enlargement -oma tumor -orrhaphy Surgical repair of -oscopy Look into with an instrument  -osis Disease, condition of -ostomy To form an opening -otomy To incise -pexy Suspension of, fixation of -phobia fear -philia Affinity for -plasty Reconstruction, plastic surgery -plegia paralysis -rrhea Excessive discharge -scope Instrument of visual exam -uria urine ROOT WORD: The base to which a prefix or suffix is added. Note- they refer to body structures. You will need to be able to identify these by the root word and the meaning. Spelling must be correct. These may be a matching, fill in the blank, or multiple choice question format. ROOT WORD MEANING adeno gland arthro joint bucc/ bucca cheek carcin cancer cardi/ cardio heart cephal/ cephalo head chole bile, gallbladder col/ colo colon crani/ cranio skull cyst/ cysto bladder, cyst, sac derma skin doch duct duodeno duodenum entero intestine gastr/ gastro stomach glossa tongue hepat/ hepato liver hyster/ hystero uterus jejuno jejunum leuco/ leuk white lith stone mast breast morbidity Diseased state myo muscle nephro kidney neuro nerve oophor ovary opthalmo eye orchi testicle os opening, orifice oto ear phlebo vein pneumo lung procto rectum rhino nose salping/ salpingo tube skeleto skeleton thoraco chest  ur/ uro urine vaso vessel Symbols: You will need to be able to identify these by the symbol and the meaning. Spelling must be correct. Symbols may be a matching, fill in the blank, or multiple choice question format. SYMBOL MEANING 𝑎 before 𝑝 after 𝑐 with 𝑠 without 𝑞 every △ change X times = Equal to % percent # Number, pound Time: Understand the conversion between military and continental time. You will need to convert between the two formats. Ex. 2000 is 8:00 PM, 0715 is 7:15 AM. Military: Expressed as 0000-2359. Continental Time: Expressed as AM or PM. Revised June 2024