title: Improving patient safety by improving medication communication.
abstract: Any time that information about a patient's medication is communicated, there is a potential for error that occurs because of misinterpretation of abbreviations, acronyms, and dose designations. In the following discussion, corrective approaches for reducing the use of error-prone terms will be reviewed. Terms on the "Do Not Use" list are identified and the rationale for using "Tall Man" letters is addressed.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Faculty, Advanced Practice Nursing, Kent State University College of Nursing, Kent, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Beatrice B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Turkoski
mesh_terms: D004358:Drug Therapy; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*