What Does AND Mean in Medical Terms?

AND stands for allow natural death. Order framing withholding CPR as allowing natural death.

Where you will see AND

You will most often see AND in nursing notes, care plans and handovers, emergency department and intensive care records.

Example

A chart note might use “AND” as shorthand for allow natural death when documenting a patient's care.

Related abbreviations

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• 4F-PCC — four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate
• 5150 — 5150 hold (California)
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