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Abbreviations can be problematic and at times even dangerous, particularly in the context of prescribing medications. For this reason, some hospitals do not allow the use of abbreviations in their organizations at all. When abbreviations are allowed in the hospital, processes are implemented to prevent or reduce risks to<br>patient safety. Abbreviations are not used on informed consent documents, patient rights documents, discharge<br>instructions, and discharge summaries. Patients and families may not be familiar with or understand the hospital’s approved abbreviations and may not be comfortable asking for clarification. In addition, if a discharge summary of the patient’s care and treatment contains abbreviations and is sent with a patient being transferred to another organization, there is a risk to patient safety if the receiving organization uses some of the same abbreviations but with different meanings, or simply does not know the meanings of the abbreviations in the discharge summary.
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