To prevent medication errors, which of the following abbreviations should be avoided?
A) tid
B) U
C) prn
D) qid
B) U
The abbreviation "U" should be avoided in practice to prevent medication errors. This is because it may easily be mistaken for a zero, causing an inaccurate amount to be administered.
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A) Any preventable event that could cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional, patient, or consumer. B) Any deviation from the prescriber's written order, or as entered into a computer system by the prescriber. C) Any error related to professional practice, healthcare products, procedures, and systems, including prescribing, order communication, product labeling, packaging and nomenclature, compounding, dispensing, distribution, administration, education, monitoring, and use. D) Any dose given that contains the wrong number of preformed dosage units (such as tablets) or was, in the judgment of the observer, more than 17% greater or less than the correct dosage.
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a. 50% relative humidity (RH) at 20° to 22° C b. 100% RH at 20° to 22° C c. 95% RH at 29° to 32° C d. 100% RH at 32° to 35° C