LIST OF SOURCES

     (1)    Accumulated knowledge from multiple nursing agencies and health care facilities

(2)   http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/struggling-medical-floor-652167.html 

          “Struggling on the Medical Floor”

(3)   http://allnurses.com/geriatric-nurses-ltc/neverending-med-pass-126039.html

          “The never-ending med pass”     Oct 22, 05 by Sandra Jean, 

(4)   http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2007/11/do-not-use-these-medical-abbreviations/#comment-827

            Emergency Physicians Monthly “White Coats Call Room”

           “Do Not Use These Medical Abbreviations Post # 19”  Post #7

                 November 27, 2007 at 9:03 am

(5)   www.ismp/newsletters/acutecare/dangerous abbrev.asp  

            Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)  

            2001                                  

(6)   http://www.jointcommission.org/sentianl_event_alert_issue_23_medication_errors_related_to_potentially_dangerous_abbreviations        

Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

      Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 23: “Medication Errors Related to Potentially      

      Dangerous Abbreviations”   Second Paragraph

      September 1, 2001  

(7)   http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/Official_Do%20Not%20Use_List_%206_10.pdf

           Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

(8)    www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008789/Nurse-committed -suicide-medical-blunder-led-death-baby-overdosed.htmal  

          Mail Online “Devastated Nurse Committed Suicide After She Accidentally   

          Gave Baby a Fatal Overdose” by Rachel Quigley   June 27, 2011

(9)    http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/566966_3   

           Medscape Today News     

               “Abbreviations and Acronyms in Healthcare: “When Shorter Isn't Sweeter”   

                The Patient Safety Issue in Healthcare”   4^th Paragraph