Do Not Use abbreviations

Abbreviations flagged in the app as do-not-use or error-prone. Each entry says what to write instead.

• ccCubic centimeter. Error-prone (ISMP): it can be misread as u (units). Write mL for blood and specimen volumes.
• D/CError-prone abbreviation (ISMP): it can mean discharge or discontinue. Write the full word, discharge or discontinue…
• IUInternational unit. On The Joint Commission Do Not Use list: it can be misread as IV or 10. Write "International Unit"…
• leading zeroZero before a decimal point for amounts under one (0.5 mg). Omitting it (.5 mg) is on the Do Not Use list: the dose…
• QD, QODDaily (QD) and every other day (QOD). On The Joint Commission Do Not Use list: misread as each other or as QID. Write…
• trailing zeroZero after a decimal point (5.0 mg). Do Not Use list: in medication orders 5.0 can be read as 50; write 5 mg. Lab…
• UUnit. On The Joint Commission Do Not Use list: it can be misread as 0, 4 or cc. Write "unit".