Acronyms and abbreviations in medical terminology have become a major problem in today’s society. There has been a rise in medication errors and charting. These errors have caused serious medical conditions and even death. One of the main reasons so many problems has occurred is because acronyms and abbreviations can stand for more than one word and it becomes very confusing. These terms are being misinterpreted every day. Abbreviations are actually a barrier in everyday terminology due to it being missed used. Errors in acronyms and abbreviations have been the cause of many deaths over the years. According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) over 7,000 deaths per year may be attributed to medication errors. Abbreviations
…show more content…
There has been many face changes within the United States Health Care System. There are a number of reasons why there have been changes within our system. The growth of the population increases in healthcare technologies and the rising cost of individual healthcare. One change in particular that we are going to focus on is the change of terminology and abbreviations within our medical system. Terminology is used for technical application in a subject, a variety of theories and also professions. Within the Healthcare profession terminology and abbreviation have been very influential. They’ve been influential from the aspect of saving time, promoting easier comprehension, promotion of universal communication, and they also assist in confidentiality. Furthermore, even though we have figured out a way to communicate there is still room for potential error. Over the years, there has been a lot of confusion with the use of abbreviations and certain …show more content…
and Q.O.D. these were put into place to shorten the message of daily and every other day. These two posed a problem because health care providers mistaken them for each other. The program insisted that the two terms be written out “daily or every other day” regardless of the capitalization or the importance of the terms must be written out. The fourth abbreviation is the trailing zero this promotes the missing decimal point. This can lead to the miscalculations on many drugs. The fifth abbreviation is MS. This particular abbreviation can be mistaken for Magnesium sulfate and morphine sulfate. The two can be used interchangeably when represented be the abbreviation MS. Although we have one of the best healthcare systems in the world change is inevitable. The influence of abbreviations and terminology have made it significantly easy to communicate. However, being safe is always the number one priority when dealing with an individual’s life. Just take a few more minutes to accurately communicate professionally and communicate safely. Also, new words and phrases are being made to change the way confusion of previous medical terms and
There has been many face changes within the United States Health Care System. There are a number of reasons why there have been changes within our system. The growth of the population increases in healthcare technologies and the rising cost of individual healthcare. One change in particular that we are going to focus on is the change of terminology and abbreviations within our medical system. Terminology is used for technical application in a subject, a variety of theories and also professions. Within the Healthcare profession terminology and abbreviation have been very influential. They’ve been influential from the aspect of saving time, promoting easier comprehension, promotion of universal communication, and they also assist in confidentiality. Furthermore, even though we have figured out a way to communicate there is still room for potential error. Over the years, there has been a lot of confusion with the use of abbreviations and certain …show more content…
and Q.O.D. these were put into place to shorten the message of daily and every other day. These two posed a problem because health care providers mistaken them for each other. The program insisted that the two terms be written out “daily or every other day” regardless of the capitalization or the importance of the terms must be written out. The fourth abbreviation is the trailing zero this promotes the missing decimal point. This can lead to the miscalculations on many drugs. The fifth abbreviation is MS. This particular abbreviation can be mistaken for Magnesium sulfate and morphine sulfate. The two can be used interchangeably when represented be the abbreviation MS. Although we have one of the best healthcare systems in the world change is inevitable. The influence of abbreviations and terminology have made it significantly easy to communicate. However, being safe is always the number one priority when dealing with an individual’s life. Just take a few more minutes to accurately communicate professionally and communicate safely. Also, new words and phrases are being made to change the way confusion of previous medical terms and