In the past, Joint Commission standards have focused on promoting the use of a facility-approved
abbreviation list to be used by hospital care providers. With the advent of the Commission's
national patient safety goals, the focus has shifted to the
A. prohibited use of any abbreviations.
B. flagrant use of specialty-specific abbreviations.
C. use of prohibited or "dangerous" abbreviations.
D. use of abbreviations used in the final diagnosis.
C The Joint Commission requires hospitals to prohibit abbreviations that have caused confusion
or problems in their handwritten form, such as "U" for unit, which can be mistaken for "O" or
the number "4." Spelling out the unit is preferred.
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