Savannah NF

Weight in nursing

grains

Volume in nursing

minims

ss

1/2

iv

4

v

5

vi

6

vii

7

ix

9

x

10

½ can be written as

ss (Nurse will give grains ss of medication to patient)

grain 1 =

60 or 65 millligrams

1 teaspoon

5 milliliters

grain i (drop)

1 drop

1 fl teaspoons

6 teaspoons

Fluid oz 1 table spoons

2

Fluid oz 1 milliters

30

1 ml

15 gtts (drops)

1 kilogram

2.2 pounds

1 teaspoon

60 drops

1 pint

2 cups

1 quart

32 fl oz

1 quart

1 liter

1 cup

240-250 ml

1 inch

2.54 cm

1 lb

16 oz

1 meter

39.4 inches

Daily maintenance Peds 1st 10kg body weight

100 ML

Daily maintenance Peds 2 10kg body weight

50ML

Daily maintenance Peds for each kg over 20kg of body weight

20ml

Daily maintenance women maximum

2000ml

Daily maintenance men maximum

2500ml

1000mcg=

1mg

1000mg=

1g

5ml=

1tsp

3tsp=

1tbsp

15ml=

1tbsp

30ml=

1oz

8oz=

1cup

1cup=

240ml

1kg=

1000gm

1kg=

2.2lb

A=

Without

AB

away

QD

every day

BID

Twice a day

Tid

Three times a day

Qid

4 times a day

Q4H

every 4 hours

Q6H

every six hours

QH

every hour

Q30M

every 30 mins

AC

before meals

PC

after meal

HS

Bed time or night time

PRN

as needed

Po

by mouth

IM

Intramuscular

IV

intravenous

SC or SQ

Subcutaneous

SL

Sub-lingual

DX

diagnosis

HX

History

TX

treatment

RX

prescription

Acou

hearing

Acr

exteme or extremity

Andro

male reproductive

Angi

vessel

Ante

before/front

Arthr

joint

Auto

self/own

blast

bud/immature form

Broncho

broncus

Cerebro

brain/cerebrum

Cost

ribs

Dys

difficult

Endo

within

Glossco

tounge

Hemi

Half

Hemo/hema

blood

Hepat

liver

Inter

between

Intra

within

Meningo

Membrane

Nephro

kidney

oligo

less/little

ophthalmo

eye

oto

ear

para

beside

peri

surrounding

phleb

vein

spleno

spleen

ABG

atrial blood gas

abd

abdomen

abx

antibiotics

acs

acute coronry syndrome

adl

activity of daily living

aeb

as evidence by

a fib

atrial fibrillation

aki

acute kidney injury