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Hospital communication about drugs: the effect of language on accuracy
1Concord Hospital, New South Wales.
Australian Clinical Review
|January 1, 1990
Abstract
Objective:
To review some of the problems associated with the prescription, supply and administration of drugs in a multicultural environment.
Method:
Staff questionnaire.
Results:
Most respondents indicated the information received from the pharmacy was satisfactory, that they had read a recent therapeutic bulletin and that they could describe prescription handwriting as 'clear and reasonable'. There was general difficulty in understanding the meaning of Latin abbreviations and a demonstrated failure to absorb recently circulated information.