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Terminology










                                                                                                                  Unfortunately, abbreviation use is
                                 Abbreviations are
                                                                                                                  responsible for increased errors. Your
                                 commonly used among
                                                                                                                  institution should provide you with a
                                 healthcare workers as a
                                                                                                                  list of acceptable abbreviations for use
                                 time saving methodology.
                                                                                                                  in documentation.









                                 Use correct terminology to                                                        Avoid using abbreviations that are


                                 avoid error                                                                       not registered internationally






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