JCAHO Forbidden Abbreviations
JCAHO “Forbidden” Abbreviations
After reading JCAHO “Forbidden” Abbreviations, I learned that a newly discovered list of outlawed abbreviations was put into place. This requires all organizations to gather easily mistaken abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols and ban them. Accuracy is extremely important when writing prescriptions. Without enough attention to detail, mistakes can often be made. These simple mistakes can lead to many major problems. I do believe by banning these abbreviations many problems will be solved. Hopefully confusion will no longer occur with medication orders.
Error Prone Abbreviations
After reading this article I learned many new abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations that are commonly misinterpreted.
After reading JCAHO “Forbidden” Abbreviations, I learned that a newly discovered list of outlawed abbreviations was put into place. This requires all organizations to gather easily mistaken abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols and ban them. Accuracy is extremely important when writing prescriptions. Without enough attention to detail, mistakes can often be made. These simple mistakes can lead to many major problems. I do believe by banning these abbreviations many problems will be solved. Hopefully confusion will no longer occur with medication orders.
Error Prone Abbreviations
After reading this article I learned many new abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations that are commonly misinterpreted.