How to Pronounce Drug Names: A Visual Approach to Preventing Medication Errors

How to Pronounce Drug Names: A Visual Approach to Preventing Medication ErrorsCan you remember, pronounce, and spell the active ingredient in the last medicine you took or gave your child? If youre an administrator, can everyone in your facility who provides patients with medications spell and pronounce those medications correctly? If you have any doubtwhether youre reading this book in a doctors office, a pharmacy, or a hospital roomI wrote this book for you. A revolution is happening in health care. In the past, nurses,

Can you remember, pronounce, and spell the active ingredient in the last medicine you took or gave your child? If youÕre an administrator, can everyone in your facility who provides patients with medications spell and pronounce those medications correctly?

If you have any doubtÑwhether youÕre reading this book in a doctorÕs office, a pharmacy, or a hospital roomÑI wrote this book for you.

A revolution is happening in health care. In the past, nurses, pharmacists, and doctors spoke together at length with families about their concerns and medicines.

But now, patients receive only distracted attention as their health professionals tangle with billing, electronic records, and insurance obstacles. This shortened communication frustrates doctors and patients who want to connect. Patients find themselves isolated because they donÕt speak the language of medicine. This book teaches you that language with plain English words.