Time symbols

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What do you use for time symbols?

º = hour, ' = minute, " = second.

A colleague tried to tell me " = minute. Please clarify.

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Specializes in LTC, Nursing Management, WCC.
What do you use for time symbols?

º = hour, ' = minute, " = second.

A colleague tried to tell me " = minute. Please clarify.

The way you have it is correct.

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Specializes in ER, SANE, Home Health, Forensic.

How about hour= hour

minute=minute

and seconds=seconds?

Reduces error, ambiguity, and confusion?

Just my 2 cents...

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, ICU, clinic.
How about hour= hour

minute=minute

and seconds=seconds?

Reduces error, ambiguity, and confusion?

Just my 2 cents...

Ditto.

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Specializes in Day Surgery, Agency, Cath Lab, LTC/Psych.
How about hour= hour

minute=minute

and seconds=seconds?

Reduces error, ambiguity, and confusion?

Just my 2 cents...

I like this way much better. I agree with JCAHO's goal to reduce error by having "do not use" abbreviations. There are a lot of abbreviations that look like one another and it just gets confusing! With computer charting their is really no need to use abbreviations as much.

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