The Joint Commission activated a "do not use" list of abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols as part of a National Patient Safety Goal requirement. What are the reasons that apothecary units were placed on the "do not use" list?
1 . Misinterpreted because of similar abbreviations for multiple medications
2 . Unfamiliar to many practitioners
3 . Confused with metric units
4 . Mistaken for the number two
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4
C
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An abbreviation for a medication name is not allowed because it is misinterpreted because of similar abbreviations for multiple medications. An abbreviation for apothecary units is not allowed because many practitioners are unfamiliar with the abbreviations and confuse them with metric units. @ is often mistaken for the number two.
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