CNA Abbreviations

BSC

• All of the Above

• Certified Medical Assistant

• Blood Sugar Count

• Bedside Commode

CA

• Calcium

• Calorie

• Cancer

• All of the Above

CMA

• None

• Clear My Arteries

• Camera

• Certified Medical Assistant

twice a day

• b.i.d
• t.i.d
• q.i.d
• c.i.d

Nothing by Mouth

• NBM
• nbm
• NPO
• npo

match the following

• three times a day

• DNR

• by mouth

• PO

• Do Not Resuscitate

• TID

• as needed

• PRN

Match the following

• four times a day

• QID

• wheelchair

• w/c

• two times a day

• NPO

• nothing by mouth

• BID

• ambulate

• Amb

Match the following

• WNL

• QD

• STAT

• blood pressure

• every day

• immediately

• BP

• within normal limits

• vital signs

• VS

DNR

• do not read

• date not recorded

• do not resuscitate

term

• without
• with
• and
• absent