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Lippincott CNA: "Do Not Use" list
Joint Commision "Do Not Use" list
11
Medical
Not Applicable
07/11/2012

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Term
U (unit)
!!Mistaken for "0" (zero), the number "4" (four), or "cc"!!
Definition
Write "unit"
Term
IU (International Unit)
!!Mistaken for IV (intravenous) or the number 10 (ten)!!
Definition
Write "International Units"
Term
Q.D., QD, q.d., qd (daily)
Q.O.D., QOD, q.o.d., qod (every other day)
!!Mistaken for each other!!
!!Period after Q mistaken for "I" and the "O" mistaken for "I"!!
Definition
Write "daily"
Write "every other day"
Term
Trailing zero (X.0 mg) in medication orders/documenation
Lack of leading zero (.X mg)
!!Decimal point is not seen!!
Definition
Write X mg
Write 0.X mg
Term

MS

MSO4 and MgSO4

!!Can mean morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate; confused for one another!!

Definition

Write "morphine sulfate"

Write "magnesium sulfate"

Term

> (greater than)

< (less than)

!!Misinterpreted as the number "7" (seven) or the letter "L"!!

!!Confused for one another!!

Definition

Write "greater than"

Write "less than"

Term

Abbreviations for drug names

!!Misinterpreted due to similar abbreviations for multiple drugs!!

Definition
Write drug names in full
Term

Apothecary units

!!Unfamiliar to many practioners!!

!!Confused with metric units!!

Definition
Use metric units
Term

@

!!Mistaken for the number "2" (two)!!

Definition
Write "at"
Term

cc

!!Mistaken for U (units) when poorly written!!

Definition
Write "ml" or "milliliters"
Term

μg

!!Mistaken for mg (milligrams), resulting in one thousand-fold overdose!!

Definition
Write "mcg" or "micrograms"
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