ā Before
a.c. Before Meals
A/H Auditory Hallucinations
AA Alcoholics Anonymous
ACAC Another Choice Another Chance
ACP Assessment Client Plan
ACT Augmented Care and Treatment
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL Activities of Daily Living
ADMIN Administrative
ADMIT Admission
AEB As Evidenced By
AFTER After Counseling Center
AHQ Adult Health Questionnaire
AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AKA Also Known As
ALT Alanine Aminotransferase
AMD Advance Medical Directive
AMSP Annual Medication Service Plan
amt. Amount
AOD Administrator on Duty
AOD Alcohol and Other Drugs
APCC Asian Pacific Counseling Center
APS Adult Protective Service
APSS Adult Psychiatric Support Services
ASA Aspirin
ASAP As Soon As Possible
ASHD Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
AST Aspartate Aminotransferase
ASW Associate of Social Work (registered with Board)
AT Activity Therapist
AWOL Absence With Out Leave
H&P History and Physical
h.s. Hour of sleep/bedtime
H/I Homicidal Ideation
h/o History of
HBV Hepatitis B
Hct Hematocrit
HCV Hepatitis C
HEENT Head, ears, eyes, nose & throat
Hep Hepatitis
Hgb Hemoglobin
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HNP Herniated Nucleus Pulpolsus
HP Halcyon Place
HQ Health Questionnaire
hr. Hour
HRC Human Resources Consultants
ht. Or HT Height
HTN Hypertension
Hx History
IAACP Interim Adult Assessment Client Plan
I & O Intake and Output
ICU Intensive Care Unit
IDDM Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
IM Intramuscular
IMAC Interagency Management and Authorization Committee
IMD Institute of Mental Disease
Incont. Incontinent
IP Inpatient
IPT Intensive Placement Team
IR&R Intermediate Reassessment & Reauth. Plan
ISA Integrated Service Agency
IST Intensive Support Team
IV Intravenous
IVDU Intravenous Drug Use
N/A Not Applicable
NA Narcotics Anonymous
Na Sodium
NAC Neighborhood Alternative Center
NAS No Added Salt
NGP or TPNGP Northgate Point (Turning Point Northgate Point)
NGRI Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
NIDDM Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
NKA No Known Allergies
NKDA No Known Drug Allergies
NMS Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
NOC Night
NPO Nothing by Mouth
NSC Neighborhood Service Center
NSG Nursing
NTE Not to Exceed
NV Nausea & Vomiting
q or q Every
q2h Every 2 hours
qam Every Morning
qd Every Day
qh Every Hour
qhs Every bedtime
qid Four Times a day
qod Every Other Day
qon Every Other Night
QR Quiet Room
qs Quantity Sufficient or as much as will suffice
T&A Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
TBS Therapeutic Behavioral Services
T/C Telephone Call
T/O Telephone Order
T= or Temp Temperature is
Tab or tab Tablet
TAP Transitional Age Program
TB Tuberculosis
Tbsp. Or tbsp. Tablespoon
TCA Tri-Cyclic Antidepressants
TCN Tetracycline
TCON Temporary Conservatorship
TCP Transitional Client Plan
TCPC Treatment Center Program Coordinator
TD Tardive Dyskinesia
TIA Transient Ischemic Attack
tid Three Times A Day
tinct. Tincture
TISA Transitional Integrated Services Agency
TLCS Transitional Living Community Services
TP Turning Point
TP Crisis Res Turning Point Crisis Residential
TP Focus Turning Point Focus
TP ISA Turning Point Integrated Services Agency
TSH Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
tsp. Or Tsp. Teaspoon
TSS Transitional Support Services
Tx Treatment
V/G Visions Galt
V/H Visual Hallucinations
V/O Verbal Order
V/S Visions South
VPA Valproic Acid/Valproate
Vol Voluntary
Ψ Psychiatric/Psychiatrist/Psychology
≤ Less Than or Equal To
≥ Greater Than or Equal To
↑ Increase
↓ Decrease
♀ Female
♂ Male
1o Primary
2o Due to; Secondary to