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SVMIC Risk Reduction Series: Documentation

the organization identifies what will be used to eliminate

ambiguity.

The following list of abbreviations prohibited by The Joint
Commission is published in the Information Management (IM)

chapter of the accreditation manual at IM.02.02.01 and states that

the organization follows its list of prohibited abbreviations,

acronyms, symbols and dose designations, which includes the

following:

Prohibited Abbreviations, Acronyms,

Symbols and Dose Designations

Q.D. Q.O.D. Trailing Lack of
QD QOD zero leading
U,u IU MS MSO4 MgSO4
q.d. q.o.d (X.0 zero
qd qod mg) (.X mg)

Note 1: A trailing zero may be used only when required to

demonstrate the level of precision of the value being reported,

such as for laboratory results, imaging studies that report the size

of lesions or catheter/tube sizes. It may not be used in medication

orders or other medication-related documentation.

Note 2: The prohibited list applies to all orders, preprinted forms

and medication-related documentation. Medication-related

documentation can be either handwritten or electronic.

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