Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) (NAHP) Practice Exam

What is the abbreviation for 'every hour'?

1. Q.H

2. HRLY

3. EHR

4. q.1h

The correct answer is: Q.H

While each of these abbreviations contain some variation of the letters H and R, which are commonly used to represent the word 'hour', they are not the correct abbreviation for 'every hour'. Option A, Q.H, could potentially refer to quarter of an hour, which is equivalent to 15 minutes, but it does not fully represent the meaning of 'every hour'. Option B, HRLY, is a commonly used abbreviation for 'hourly', but it does not specify that something happens every hour. Option C, EHR, could potentially be interpreted as 'every half hour', as the letter E could stand for either 'every' or 'every other'. Option D, q.1h, could potentially be interpreted as 'quarterly', which means something happens four times a year. Therefore, the most accurate abbreviation for 'every hour' is A, which stands for 'qu