This guide is for NURS 105 Week 2 Medical Abbreviations Chart, start to submission. A chart of 20 common medical abbreviations with long forms and definitions, plus 10 do-not-use abbreviations with their correct forms.
NURS 105 is Medical Terminology, 1 credit hours, in Liberty University's RN to BSN. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as NURS105; it is the same course.
| Course | NURS 105 Medical Terminology |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 25 points |
| Length | 20 common abbreviations plus 10 to avoid |
| Sources | Cite the textbook and The Joint Commission list if used |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Chart |
What NURS 105 Week 2 Medical Abbreviations Chart asks for
You create a chart of 20 common medical abbreviations with the long form and definition of each, plus 10 abbreviations that must be avoided in practice, giving the long form, the correct abbreviation and the definition for each. It is due in Module/Week 2 with Jones and Cavanagh chapters 3 and 6 and is worth 25 points.
Where it fits in NURS 105
In the published schedule, Medical Abbreviations Chart is one of 4 graded written assignments in NURS 105. It follows Week 1 Discussion Board Forum 1 and comes before Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 2.
How NURS 105 Week 2 Medical Abbreviations Chart is graded
Liberty grades Medical Abbreviations Chart with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 25 points in the published guide. That is about 2% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in NURS 105 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The NURS 105 Week 2 method, step by step
Set up the data before the write-up
Work through the Medical Abbreviations Chart calculations or software steps first and save the output. The written part interprets those numbers, so they have to be right before you explain them.
Show the method
Name the method and the reason it fits. One or two sentences are enough, but they must be there.
Report the results plainly
Report each result with its value and what it measures. Tables and figures help when they are labeled and referred to in the text.
Interpret in the context of the question
Explain what the results mean for the decision or question in NURS 105, in plain terms. The interpretation is where the analysis points are earned.
Name the limits
State what the analysis cannot tell you: assumptions, data limits, or what would change the answer.
Submit the files the guide asks for
Check which files Canvas expects (spreadsheet, output, written document) and that each is complete and labeled (20 common abbreviations plus 10 to avoid).
A structure for NURS 105 Week 2 Medical Abbreviations Chart
Word targets are planning numbers for about 500 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Question | What the analysis is meant to answer. | ~60 words |
| Method | The method or test used and why. | ~80 words |
| Results | Key figures in labeled tables, described. | ~150 words |
| Interpretation | What the results mean for the question. | ~150 words |
| Limits | Assumptions and what would change the answer. | ~60 words |
A topic angle that works
Use a clean two-part table: common abbreviations (abbreviation, long form, definition) and do-not-use abbreviations (abbreviation to avoid, what it means, what to write instead, why). The Joint Commission's list supplies the second part.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Common: BID, twice a day, a medication given two times daily; NPO, nothing by mouth (nil per os), no food or fluids by mouth.1 Avoid: U for unit, because it can be misread as 0 or 4; write "unit" in full.2 Avoid: QD for daily, because it can be mistaken for QID (four times daily); write "daily".3
- Gives long form and definition for common terms.
- Gives the reason and the replacement for a do-not-use item.
- Shows the error each avoided abbreviation causes.
Mistakes that cost points on NURS 105 Week 2
- Fewer than 20 common or 10 avoided abbreviations.
- Missing the correct form for avoided abbreviations.
- Definitions that repeat the long form without explaining it.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 20 common abbreviations plus 10 to avoid
- Sources: Cite the textbook and The Joint Commission list if used
- Calculations checked and output saved
- Every table and figure referred to in the text
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many abbreviations go in the NURS 105 chart?
20 common abbreviations with long forms and definitions, plus 10 abbreviations to avoid with their long form, correct abbreviation and definition.
How many points is NURS 105 Week 2 Medical Abbreviations Chart worth?
25 points in Liberty's published course guide for NURS 105, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 2% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is NURS 105 Week 2 the same in every section of NURS 105?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for NURS 105. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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