IV
Abbreviation General Patient Care
Intravenous: given into a vein.
Sources
- Appendix B: Some Common Abbreviations · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Clinical Nursing Skills, Chapter 12 Key Terms · OpenStax
Related terms
- veinA blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart.
- eMARElectronic medication administration record, the digital version of the MAR.
- EMGElectromyography: a test of the electrical activity of muscles.
- IDIntradermal: injected into the dermis, just under the epidermis, as in the tuberculin skin test.
- IMIntramuscular: given into a muscle.
- MARMedication administration record: the document where each dose given is recorded.
- MRIMagnetic resonance imaging: imaging that uses a strong magnetic field to make detailed sectional pictures.
- NPONothing by mouth (Latin nil per os). Check the order to see whether medications are also held.
- PETPositron emission tomography: imaging that uses a radioactive tracer to show tissue activity.