Question

Healthcare law and ethics

oint Commission-Do Not Use Abbreviations Locate a copy of The Joint Commission's Do Not Use Abbreviation (DNUA) list. Examine the sample transcription reports and compare them with the DNUA list. Determine any error(s) found that conflict with the DNUA list and recommend the necessary corrections. Report 1 Trigger Point Injection Local and MAC None Procedure: Anesthesia: Complications: Procedure: The 48-year-old white female was brought to the procedure suite. After reviewing the risks, benefits, and alternatives to the procedure, she decided to proceed with the trigger point injection. Her upper back was sterilely prepped. I isolated the muscle in spasm and used a 25-gauge 5-inch needle to perform an aspiration of the area, which was negative. Then 4.0 cc of Marcaine .5 percent was injected into three trigger points. She tolerated the procedure very well. Report 2 Procedure: Anesthesia Right prepatellar bursal injection MAC

Answer 1

Report 1:
cc should not be used because it is mistaken when poorly written. Instead it should be written as mL.
4.0 and .5 should not be used as decimal point will be missed. Instead mention it as 4 and 0.5.
Report 2:
20.0 should not be used as decimal point will be missed. Instead mention it as 20
U should not be used as it is mistaken. Instead mention it as unit.

Answer 2

Report 1:
cc should not be used because it is mistaken when poorly written. Instead it should be written as mL.
4.0 and .5 should not be used as decimal point will be missed. Instead mention it as 4 and 0.5.
Report 2:
20.0 should not be used as decimal point will be missed. Instead mention it as 20
U should not be used as it is mistaken. Instead mention it as unit.

Answer 3

Report 1:
cc should not be used because it is mistaken when poorly written. Instead it should be written as mL.
4.0 and .5 should not be used as decimal point will be missed. Instead mention it as 4 and 0.5.
Report 2:
20.0 should not be used as decimal point will be missed. Instead mention it as 20
U should not be used as it is mistaken. Instead mention it as unit.