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Commonly Used Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols Commonly Used Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols DVA Department of Veterans’ Affairs A Dx Diagnosis AA Alcoholics Anonymous ACAT Aged Care Assessment Team E ACI Agency for Clinical Innovation ED Emergency Department ACON AIDS Council of NSW EN Enrolled Nurse ADL Activities of Daily Living AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency G syndrome GEM Geriatric Evaluation and AIN Assistant In Nursing Management AHAC Area Health Advisory Council AHSP Area Healthcare Services Plan H AHW Aboriginal Health Workers HARP HIV/AIDS and Related Programs ASC Albion Street Clinic HASI Housing and Accommodation ASP Area Strategic Plan Support Initiative HCNSW Health Consumers NSW B HDU High Dependency Unit b.d. Twice a day HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HRIS Human Resources Information C System CAC Consumer Advisory Committee CALD Culturally and Linguistically Diverse I ICU Intensive Care Unit CALVH Calvary Health Care Sydney LTD IP Inpatient CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services CBD Central Business District J CHC Community Health Centre JMO Junior Medical Officer CHIME Community Health Information Management Enterprise L COAG Council of Australian Governments LGA Local Government Area CPU Community Partnerships Unit LGBTQI Lesbian, Gay. Bisexual, Transgender CSM Clinical Services Manager Queer and Intersex CSSP Clinical Services Strategic Plan CTO Community Treatment Order M mane In the morning D MH Mental Health DADHC Department of Ageing, Disability and MO Medical Officer Home Care MSE Mental State Examination D&A Drug and Alcohol DCCC District Consumer and Community Council DON Director of Nursing DT Diversional Therapist 1 | P a g e Commonly Used Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols N S NGO Non-government organisation SCH Sydney Children’s Hospital NP Nurse Practitioner SESLHD South Eastern Sydney Local Health NUM Nurse Unit Manager District SM Student Midwife O SNM Senior Nurse Manager O/A On admission/on arrival SSEH Sydney/ Sydney Eye Hospital OB Obstetrics SGH St George Hospital O&G Obstetrics and Gynaecology STVH St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney LTD OH&S Occupational Health and Safety SW Social Work OP Outpatient SW/SIW Sex Industry Worker SWS Sex Worker – Street P PACE Patient with Acute Condition for T Escalation Tab. Tablet Paed Paediatrics TAT Turnaround time Pall Care Palliative Care TBA To be arranged PECC Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre TBC To be confirmed PDU Patient Discharge Unit t.d.s. Three times a day POWH Prince of Wales Hospital TSH The Sutherland Hospital PPE Personal Protective Equipment Pt Patient U P/T Physiotherapy U/K unknown Q UNSW University of New South Wales Qid Four times a day V R VMO Visiting Medical Officer Rels Relatives W RHW Royal Hospital for Women WC Workers’ Compensation RM Registered Midwife WHS Work Health & Safety RMO Resident Medical Officer Wks Weeks RN Registered Nurse WNL Within normal limits Rx Treatment/Prescription w/o Without WO Welfare Officer 2 | P a g e Commonly Used Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols Symbol Description @ At & And ↓ Decreased/less/below ↑ Increased/more/above ∆ Disease ♂ Male ♀ Female # Fracture/number /60 Minutes/Hour /7 Days/Week /12 Months/Year /52 Weeks/Year /24 Hours/Day /40 Weeks/Pregnancy 1º Primary/1st degree 2º Secondary/2nd degree 3º Tertiary/3rd degree + Slight trace ++ Trace +++ Moderate trace ++++ Large trace - Absent -ve Negative +ve Positive (R) Right (L) Left < Less than > Greater than /C With /S Without c/out Without :. Therefore = Equal to/same as º No history of % Percent ? Query/doubtful º F Degrees Fahrenheit º C Degrees Celsius → Transverse left (physio) ↔ Transverse right (physio) →← Longitudinal movement (physio) / Transverse mobs Per 3 | P a g e .
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