Virginia Medication Aide Prep Questions & Answers 2026-2027
ADR Adverse Drug Reaction.
ALF Assisted Living Facility.
A.M. morning
amb ambulate
APS Adult Protective Services.
bid twice a day
BM Bowel Movement.
BON Board of Nursing.
BOP Board of Pharmacy.
BP Blood Pressure.
BR Bathroom.
BRP Bathroom Privileges.
BSC Bedside Commode.
buc buccal
BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen. a measure of the kidney's ability to excrete urea, the chief
waste product of protein breakdown.
C with
cap capsule
cc cubic centimeter
, Virginia Medication Aide Prep Questions & Answers 2026-2027
CE Continuing Education. Educational requirement to maintain a license or certificate.
CHF Congestive Heart Failure; a disease of the heart most commonly referred to as
"heart failure".
cm centimeter
c/o complaints of
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; a condition of the respiratory system in
which breathing is difficult.
CVA Cerebrovascular Accident or stroke.
dc discontinue or discharge
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration, a federal agency which regulates and enforces
laws on drugs in Schedules I-V.
DON Director of Nurses.
DSS Department of Social Services.
ETOH Alcohol.
FDA Food & Drug Administration, the federal agency which enforces the Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act.
GI Gastrointestinal.
gm gram
gtt drop
H2O water
ADR Adverse Drug Reaction.
ALF Assisted Living Facility.
A.M. morning
amb ambulate
APS Adult Protective Services.
bid twice a day
BM Bowel Movement.
BON Board of Nursing.
BOP Board of Pharmacy.
BP Blood Pressure.
BR Bathroom.
BRP Bathroom Privileges.
BSC Bedside Commode.
buc buccal
BUN Blood Urea Nitrogen. a measure of the kidney's ability to excrete urea, the chief
waste product of protein breakdown.
C with
cap capsule
cc cubic centimeter
, Virginia Medication Aide Prep Questions & Answers 2026-2027
CE Continuing Education. Educational requirement to maintain a license or certificate.
CHF Congestive Heart Failure; a disease of the heart most commonly referred to as
"heart failure".
cm centimeter
c/o complaints of
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; a condition of the respiratory system in
which breathing is difficult.
CVA Cerebrovascular Accident or stroke.
dc discontinue or discharge
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration, a federal agency which regulates and enforces
laws on drugs in Schedules I-V.
DON Director of Nurses.
DSS Department of Social Services.
ETOH Alcohol.
FDA Food & Drug Administration, the federal agency which enforces the Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act.
GI Gastrointestinal.
gm gram
gtt drop
H2O water
