Question

Prescription Terminology

Explaining Prescription Abbreviations

Why are abbreviations used in prescriptions? Check all that apply.

a. to prevent patients from understanding the directions
b. to prevent a consistent meaning for terms
c. to save time in writing prescriptions
d. to save time in reading prescriptions
e. to save patients time using prescriptions

Answer 1

B, C, D,

Abbreviations are commonly used in the medical world to save time and space whilst writing in the patients' medical records. As various specialties have evolved, each has developed a collection of commonly used abbreviations within its practice, which may not be recognizable to those not working within the same field.

Answer 2

B. To prevent a consistent meaning for terms

C. To save time in writing prescriptions

D. To save in reading prescriptions

Step-by-step explanation:

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