"Do Not Use List" of abbreviations

[soontobe_RN]

What do you think about the "Do Not Use List" of abbreviations implemented by the Joint Commision in 2004?

I am trying to set up a poll.

[Fun2, BSN, RN]

Many of these I learned and used as a medical assistant.... mL instead of cc? wow!

Write out daily instead of QD?

mcg instead of µ?

Now as far as the OS, or AD....I'm fine with writing it out! lol I don't remember which is which on those. I would have a left ear washed out instead of a right eye.

Now, for example for right eye, can we use this:

® Eye?

What about BID & TID? Are they still allowed?

What about

[grimmy, RN]

i think its a good thing. i also wish this entire country (including the pharmeceutical industry) would simply go metric and make it the standard. using archaic measures and abbreviations that can be easily misconstrued is a cruel joke. and, insisting that people write legibly has never worked in the past, and is not likely to work in the future. this is why i really like computer documentation that is thorough, and forces users to be specific. of course, that can open up another can of worms, but i'm all for pt safety, and if that's what it takes, that's what i'll do.

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

This is the official "Do Not Use" list from the JCAHO website (other link is broken):

http://www.jcaho.org/accredited+organizations/laboratory+services/npsg/06_dnu_list.pdf

FAQs about the "Do Not Use" list (some useful clarifications from the JCAHO folks):

http://www.jcaho.org/accredited+organizations/06_goal2_faqs.pdf

[Fun2, BSN, RN]

Thanks VickyRN. :)

This is the official "Do Not Use" list from the JCAHO website (other link is broken):

http://www.jcaho.org/accredited+organizations/laboratory+services/npsg/06_dnu_list.pdf

FAQs about the "Do Not Use" list (some useful clarifications from the JCAHO folks):

http://www.jcaho.org/accredited+organizations/06_goal2_faqs.pdf