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Bd Twice a day BP Blood pressure Bpm Beats per minute CALD Culturally and linguistically diverse CAMs Complementary and alternative medicines CO Cardiac output CO2Carbon dioxide CTZ Chemoreceptor trigger zone DOB Date of birth DVT Deep-vein thrombosis Hb Haemoglobin HCP Health care professional HR Heart rate IIMS Incident Information Management System IV Intravenous IM Intramuscular JVP Jugular venous pressure Mane In the morning MI Myocardial infarction MRN Medical record number MSU Mid-stream urinalysis Nocte At night NEB Nebulised

NG Nasogastric NUM Nurse unit manager N+V Nausea and vomiting O2 Oxygen PCA Patient controlled analgesia PCC Person centred care PO Oral PEG Percutaneous enteral gastrostomy PV Per vagina PR Per rectum PICC Peripherally inserted central catheter Qid Four times a day RR Respiration rate SG Specific gravity Subcut Subcutaneous Subling Sublingual Stat Immediately Tds Three times a day UA Urine analysis UTI Urinary tract infection VTE Venous thromboembolism WBCs White blood cells “ “Same as above...