Communicating for Safety Approved Abbreviation Quiz
1. Which is the approved abbreviation? (correct answer in bold) • Past history: PMHx, PMH, PHx • Oral Antibiotics: POABx, oral ABX, oABs • Observations: Obs, OBS, OBx • Discharge: DC, D/C, Dc • Blood Sugar Level: BSL, Bsgl, BGL
2. What do these abbreviations stand for? (correct answer in bold) • L: Left, Lunch or Lingual (Note: left or right always have to be written in full) • RIP: Rest in Peace or Raised Intracranial Pressure
3. Are these approved abbreviations (Yes/No)? • TOC- No - should be spelled out as “taken over care” • LIAT- No - PCR is the approved abbreviation, if LIAT needs to be specified write PCR (‘LIAT’) • IECOPD- No - COPD is approved, ‘infective exacerbation’ has to be typed in full • TG- No - write out in full as “therapeutic guideline” Sustainability Corner Paperlite
NSLHD has the exciting opportunity to be a pilot for a Ministry of Health initiative called Paperlite. This will enable the hospital to move away from paper-based inpatient admission forms and move to electronic forms. This is a great environmental initiative to cut our paper use but will also create efficiency in our processes. The project rollout is expected to commence in February 2025 once PBRC the Revenue Billing system has been upgraded. As a pilot site, the facility will get the benefit of additional support as we navigate through significant change.
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