AORN guidance statement: "do-not-use" abbreviations, acronyms, dosage designations, and symbols.

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AORN guidance statement: "do-not-use" abbreviations, acronyms, dosage designations, and symbols.

October 11, 2006

AORN J. 2006;84(3):489-92.

This guidance statement recommends minimal requirements for eliminating the use of "do-not-use" items in the perioperative environment.

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