The experienced nurse is orienting a new graduate nurse to the medical-surgical floor. The new graduate nurse is taking a telephone order from a physician. Which of the following abbreviations used in the medical record by the new graduate nurse requires intervention from the experienced nurse? Select all that apply.

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The abbreviations "q.o.d." (every other day), "sub q" (subcutaneous), and "hs" (hour of sleep) are considered unsafe and are on the Joint Commission's "Do Not Use" list due to their potential for misinterpretation.

The Experienced Nurse Is Orienting a New Graduate Nurse to the Medical-Surgical