Abbreviations. Regardless of whether you are an administrative or clinical health worker, you will be reading patient documentation with abbreviations, which can mean a diagnosis, procedure, disease, and so on. To interpret this documentation correctly and safely, you must know the meanings of the abbreviations. Challenge yourself to define each of the following abbreviations correctly.

Abbreviation:

BD:
MCS:

An african american young adult is admitted to the emergency department in sickle cell crisis with a report of 10/10 pain. the patient is known to several of the nurses and physicians in the department who have labeled the patient as a “drug seeker”. initial discussion post: identify one (1) intervention that can be taken by the rn to reduce the stigma and improve management of acute and chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease. does the intervention apply only to the patient? does it apply only to the interprofessional team? does it apply to both the patient and the members of the interprofessional team? explain and support your answer.