Question

question 95

a pharmacy technician should recognize that the institute for safe medication practices (ismp) recommends that which of the following abbreviations should never be used because it can be confused with another instruction?

qd as an abbreviation for every day
prn (as needed)
bid (twice daily)
tid (three times daily)

Explanation:

Identify the core safety guidelines

Using the ISMP Guidelines knowledge point
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) publishes a list of error-prone abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations that are frequently associated with medication errors and should never be used in clinical communication.

Evaluate the abbreviation options

Using the Error-Prone Abbreviations knowledge point

• 'qd' (every day): This abbreviation is on the ISMP list of error-prone abbreviations because the 'q' can easily be misread as 'q' (every) or the 'd' can be mistaken for 'id' (resulting in 'qid', four times daily) or 'o' (resulting in 'qod', every other day). ISMP recommends writing out "daily" or "every day" instead.
• 'prn' (as needed): This is a standard, widely accepted abbreviation that is not on the ISMP "do not use" list.
• 'bid' (twice daily): This is a standard, widely accepted abbreviation that is not on the ISMP "do not use" list.
• 'tid' (three times daily): This is a standard, widely accepted abbreviation that is not on the ISMP "do not use" list.

Answer:

• (A) 'qd' as an abbreviation for 'every day' (Correct answer)
• (B) 'prn' (as needed)
• (C) 'bid' (twice daily)
• (D) 'tid' (three times daily)