Abbreviations
Abbreviations nurses read and write, with the ones never to use.
TAC
tee-ay-see (said as letters), or TAK · abreviatura
An abbreviation that can mean triamcinolone, tacrolimus, or a numbing gel of tetracaine, adrenaline and cocaine; ISMP advises full names.
Entrada completadee-see (said as letters)An abbreviation that can mean either discharge or discontinue; it should not be used because the two are easily confused.
diagnosis-related groupdy-ug-NOH-sis ree-LAY-tid GROOPA group of patients with clinically similar conditions and care, each group carrying a set payment to the hospital.
dilation and curettagedye-LAY-shun and kyoo-reh-TAHZHA procedure that widens the cervix and then scrapes tissue from the cervical canal and the lining of the uterus.
direct currentdih-REKT KUR-untElectric current that flows in one direction only, as from a battery.
DNAAbreviaturadee-en-AY (said as letters)Deoxyribonucleic acid: the molecule in cells that carries the genetic instructions for growth and function.
DNIAbreviaturadee-en-eye (said as letters)Do not intubate: an order that a breathing tube must not be placed, even if breathing fails.
DNPAbreviaturadee-en-PEE (said as letters)Doctor of Nursing Practice: the highest practice-focused degree in nursing.
Do Not Use listdoo NOT yooz listThe Joint Commission's official list of abbreviations, symbols and dose forms that must never be used in orders or medication records.
DSMAbreviaturadee-es-em (said as letters)Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: the American Psychiatric Association's book of criteria for mental health diagnoses.
DTaPAbreviaturadee-TAPThe childhood vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough), for children under 7.
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